佇まい

Japanese

Kanji in this term
佇
たたず Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Etymology

連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 佇(たたず)まふ (tatazumafu, “to stop and stand still motionlessly”)., from 佇(たたず)ま (tatazuma, 未(み)然形(ぜんけい) (mizenkei, “irrealis form”) of 佇(たたず)む (tatazumu)) + ふ (fu, suffix for ongoing motion).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) たたず​まい [tàtázúꜜmàì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• (Tokyo) たたずまい [tàtázúmáí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ta̠ta̠zɨᵝma̠i]

Noun

佇(たたず)まい • (tatazumai) ^{←たたずまひ (tatazumafi)?}

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