師走
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 師 | 走 |
| し Grade: 5 (ateji) |
は(す) > わ(す) Grade: 2 (ateji) |
| on'yomi | kun'yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 十二月 |
/sipasu/ → /ɕifasu/ → /ɕiwasu/
Shift from shihasu, ancient sipasu (see below).
Pronunciation
Noun
- (archaic) the twelfth month of the lunar calendar
- c. 859-985, Kagura Uta, Kodai Kayōshū, page 337:
- (poetic) the month of preparation for the new year: December
Derived terms
Proverbs
Proper noun
- a female given name
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 師 | 走 |
| し Grade: 5 (ateji) |
は(す) Grade: 2 (ateji) |
| on'yomi | kun'yomi |
/sipasu/ → /ɕifasu/ → /ɕihasu/
From Old Japanese of unknown derivation. Notable theories include:
- From 師 (shi, “Buddhist monk”) + 馳す (hasu, “to hurry, to make run”, modern 馳せる), as there were traditionally many services for monks to attend during this month. However Old Japanese verbs usually do not form nouns with their terminal form.[note 1][4][5] If this is a folk etymology, the kanji would be ateji, as it is generally regarded.
- はす (hasu) may be derived from 果つ (patu, “to come to an end”, modern 果てる), or a perhaps related root *pas- meaning "edge; division between two things", referring to the end of a year. Compare 橋 (hashi), 端 (hashi), 挟む (hasamu).[4][5] However all these sound changes remain unexplained.
First appears in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE.[6].
Pronunciation
Noun
- Synonym of 師走 (shiwasu)
Coordinate terms
- (Japanese calendar months) 睦月 (mutsuki), 如月 (kisaragi), 弥生 (yayoi), 卯月 (uzuki), 皐月 (satsuki), 水無月 (minazuki), 文月 (fumizuki), 葉月 (hazuki), 長月 (nagatsuki), 神無月 (kannazuki), 霜月 (shimotsuki), 師走 (shiwasu) (Category: ja:Japanese calendar months)
See also
Footnotes
- ^ The expected form would be *しはせ (sipase) or *しはし (sipasi), which are not attested. This explanation is already prevalent in the Heian period, appearing in the Iroha Jiruishō of the 1100s.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Lua error in Module:quote at line 897: |date= should contain a full date (year, month, day of month); use |year= for year
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 “師走”, in 日本大百科全書：ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”)[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Entry in Gogen-Allguide (in Japanese)
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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