保止

Old Japanese

Etymology

By extension, from 富登 (poto₂), 陰上, 蕃登 (boto₂, “female genitalia”)

Noun

保止 (poto₂)

1. male genitalia
   • 938, Minamoto no Shitagō, Wamyō Ruijushō, volume 2, pages 44-45:

     陰 釋名云、陰、今案玉茎玉門等通稱也 [...] 原書無其字按神代紀、「陰訓保止、保是含包之言、即所謂在陰翳之義、止、處也」 [...]

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