紫詰草

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Japanese[edit]

A user suggests that this Japanese entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “Lemma belongs at 赤詰草 (aka tsumekusa, literally red + clover), per monolingual JA resources. This term appears to be a less-common alternative name. Also, etymon 詰草 (tsumekusa) just means "clover", not necessarily "white clover".”
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 ムラサキツメクサ on Japanese Wikipedia
Kanji in this term
むらさき
Grade: S
つ(め)
Grade: S
くさ
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology[edit]

(むらさき) (murasaki, purple) + 詰草(つまくさ) (tsumakusa, clover)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Tokyo) らさ [mùrásákítsúꜜmèkùsà] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • (Tokyo) らさつめ [mùrásákítsúméꜜkùsà] (Nakadaka – [6])
  • IPA(key): [mɯ̟ᵝɾa̠sa̠kʲi̥t͡sɨᵝme̞kɯ̟̊ᵝsa̠]

Noun[edit]

紫詰草: red clover

(むらさき)(つめ)(くさ) or 紫詰草(ムラサキツメクサ) (murasakitsumekusa

  1. red clover (Trifolium pratense)
    Synonyms: 赤詰草 (akatsumekusa), 飼料草 (shiryōgusa)

References[edit]

  • Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN