ざる
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[edit]Etymology 1
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Alternative spelling |
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笊 |
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Unknown. First attested in the 1400s.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- [from 1400s] a zaru: a bamboo basket or tray, used like a sieve or colander, especially to present food
Descendants
[edit]- → English: zaru
Etymology 2
[edit]Adnominal form of auxiliary verb suffix ざり (-zari, “un-, not”). Also analyzable as a contraction of negative auxiliary verb suffix ず (-zu) + copular verb あり (ari) in the adnominal conjugation form ある (aru).
Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]- adnominal of ざり (zari, “not, un-”)
References
[edit]- ^ “笊”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN