射干玉

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
ぬば たま
Grade: 1
Grade: 6 Grade: 6
irregular kun'yomi
射干玉 (nubatama, mubatama): a branch of the blackberry lily plant with its jet-black fruits
射干玉 (nubatama, mubatama): blackberry lily seeds

From Old Japanese.

The 射干 part, read yakan in Sino-Japanese, refers to the 檜扇 (hiōgi, blackberry lily, Iris domestica).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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射干(ぬば)(たま) (nubatama

  1. a blackberry lily seed or fruit, usually one that is jet-black and spherical
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
むば たま
Grade: 1
Grade: 6 Grade: 6
irregular kun'yomi

Appears to be a Heian-period shift of Old Japanese 射干玉 (nubatama) or classical 烏羽玉 (ubatama).

Noun

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射干(むば)(たま) (mubatama

  1. (archaic) a blackberry lily seed or fruit, usually one that is jet-black and spherical
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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Old Japanese

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Where did the initial nuba- come from?”)

Noun

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射干玉 (nubatama) (kana ぬばたま)

  1. a blackberry lily seed or fruit, usually one that is jet-black and spherical

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Descendants

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  • Japanese: 射干玉 (nubatama, mubatama), 烏羽玉 (ubatama)