珍しい
Japanese
[edit]Kanji in this term |
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珍 |
めずら Grade: S |
kun'yomi |
Etymology
[edit]From classical -na adjective 珍 (mezura) + adjectivizing suffix しい (shii).
Ultimately from Old Japanese verb 愛づ (medu, medzu), modern Japanese 愛でる (mederu, “to love; to admire, to appreciate”).[1][2]
The meaning originally referred to something that was admirable or favorable, something that had value, as an extension of the underlying verb. This meaning is used in the Man'yōshū, dating to the mid-700s. This further extended to indicate something that was rare or unusual in ways that one would find notable or attractive, and this meaning was also already used in the Man'yōshū. Over time, the admirable sense weakened, and the rare sense became dominant.
Cognate with Northern Amami Ōshima 珍っさり (むぃずぃらっさり, mïzïrassari).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Tokyo pitch accent of inflected forms of "珍しい"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary | |||
Stem forms | |||
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Continuative (連用形) | 珍しく | めずらしく めずらしく |
[mèzúráꜜshìkù] [mèzúráshíꜜkù] |
Terminal (終止形) | 珍しい | めずらしい | [mèzúráshíꜜì] |
Attributive (連体形) | 珍しい | めずらしい | [mèzúráshíꜜì] |
Key constructions | |||
Informal negative | 珍しくない | めずらしくない めずらしくない |
[mèzúráꜜshìkùnàì] [mèzúráshíꜜkùnàì] |
Informal past | 珍しかった | めずらしかった めずらしかった |
[mèzúráꜜshìkàttà] [mèzúráshíꜜkàttà] |
Informal negative past | 珍しくなかった | めずらしくなかった めずらしくなかった |
[mèzúráꜜshìkùnàkàttà] [mèzúráshíꜜkùnàkàttà] |
Formal | 珍しいです | めずらしいです | [mèzúráshíꜜìdèsù] |
Conjunctive | 珍しくて | めずらしくて めずらしくて |
[mèzúráꜜshìkùtè] [mèzúráshíꜜkùtè] |
Conditional | 珍しければ | めずらしければ めずらしければ |
[mèzúráꜜshìkèrèbà] [mèzúráshíꜜkèrèbà] |
Adjective
[edit]珍しい • (mezurashii) ←めづらしい (medurasii)?-i (adverbial 珍しく (mezurashiku))
Inflection
[edit]Stem forms | |||
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Imperfective (未然形) | 珍しかろ | めずらしかろ | mezurashikaro |
Continuative (連用形) | 珍しく | めずらしく | mezurashiku |
Terminal (終止形) | 珍しい | めずらしい | mezurashii |
Attributive (連体形) | 珍しい | めずらしい | mezurashii |
Hypothetical (仮定形) | 珍しけれ | めずらしけれ | mezurashikere |
Imperative (命令形) | 珍しかれ | めずらしかれ | mezurashikare |
Key constructions | |||
Informal negative | 珍しくない | めずらしくない | mezurashiku nai |
Informal past | 珍しかった | めずらしかった | mezurashikatta |
Informal negative past | 珍しくなかった | めずらしくなかった | mezurashiku nakatta |
Formal | 珍しいです | めずらしいです | mezurashii desu |
Formal negative | 珍しくないです | めずらしくないです | mezurashiku nai desu |
Formal past | 珍しかったです | めずらしかったです | mezurashikatta desu |
Formal negative past | 珍しくなかったです | めずらしくなかったです | mezurashiku nakatta desu |
Conjunctive | 珍しくて | めずらしくて | mezurashikute |
Conditional | 珍しければ | めずらしければ | mezurashikereba |
Provisional | 珍しかったら | めずらしかったら | mezurashikattara |
Volitional | 珍しかろう | めずらしかろう | mezurashikarō |
Adverbial | 珍しく | めずらしく | mezurashiku |
Degree | 珍しさ | めずらしさ | mezurashisa |
References
[edit]- Japanese terms spelled with 珍 read as めずら
- Japanese terms read with kun'yomi
- Japanese terms inherited from Old Japanese
- Japanese terms derived from Old Japanese
- Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese adjectives
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