金剛杖

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
金	剛	杖
こん Grade: 1	ごう Grade: S	つえ > づえ Jinmeiyō
goon	kan'yōon	kun'yomi

Compound of 金剛 (kongō, “diamond → vajra”) +‎ 杖 (tsue, “walking stick”). The tsue changes to zue as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kõ̞ŋɡo̞ːzɨe̞]
• (Tokyo) こんごーづえ [kòńgóózúꜜè] (Nakadaka – [5])

Noun

金(こん)剛(ごう)杖(づえ) • (kongōzue) ^{←こんがうづゑ (kongauduwe)?}

1. (Buddhism) a square- or octagonal-sided walking stick used by practitioners of 修験道 (Shugendō) or pilgrims
2. (Buddhism) a vajra (ritual club) possessed by a yaksha

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
金	剛	杖
こん Grade: 1	ごう Grade: S	じょう Jinmeiyō
goon	kan'yōon	goon

Compound of 金剛 (kongō, “diamond → vajra”) +‎ 杖 (jō, “walking stick”).

Noun

金(こん)剛(ごう)杖(じょう) • (kongōjō) ^{←こんがうぢやう (kongaudyau)?}

1. (Buddhism) Same as こんごうづえ (kongōzue) above