箒星

Japanese

Kanji in this term
箒	星
ほうき Hyōgai	ほし > ぼし Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 箒 (hōki, “broom”, in reference to the sweeping tail) +‎ 星 (hoshi, “star”). The hoshi changes to boshi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

箒(ほうき)星(ぼし) • (hōkiboshi) ^{←はうきぼし (faukibosi)?}

1. (astronomy) comet

Synonyms

• 彗星(すいせい) (suisei)

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Okinawan

Etymology

Kanji in this term
箒	星
ほーち Hyōgai	ふし > ぶし Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Compound of 箒 (hōchi, “broom”) +‎ 星 (fushi, “star”). Attested in the 沖縄語典 (Okinawa Goten, “Okinawan Dictionary”) as はうちぶし.

Noun

箒星 (hiragana ほーちぶし, romaji hōchibushi)

1. (astronomy) comet

   Synonym: 入り髪星 (いりがんぶし, iriganbushi)

Further reading

• “ホーチブシ” in Haisai Okinawan Dialect.
• “ホーチブシ（ほーちぶし）” in Okinawan Dialect Dictionary - Ajima.
• “ホーチブシ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).