腊う

Japanese

Kanji in this term
腊
きた Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
腒う

Etymology

Seems to be from the same root of the homonym 鍛(きた)う (kitau), ancient variant of 鍛(きた)える (kitaeru, “to forge, to train”).

Verb

腊(きた)う • (kitau) ^{←きたふ (kitafu)?†}yodan

1. to dry whole meat of fish, bird or so on
   • late 11th – early 12th c., Ruiju Myōgishō (類聚名義抄):

     腊　キタフ

     腊 kitafu

Derived terms

• 腊(きたい) (kitai)