孑孒

Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 孑孒 – see 孑孓 (“mosquito larva; wriggler; bending and stretching”).
(This term is a variant form of 孑孓).

Japanese
Kanji in this term
孑 孒
ぼうふら
Hyōgaiji Hyōgaiji
jukujikun

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

First attested in the Edo period. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Shift from bōfuri (see below).

Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 孑孓 (jiéjué).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ぼーふら [bòófúrá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [bo̞ːɸɯ̟ᵝɾa̠]

Noun

孑孒(ぼうふら) or 孑孒(ボウフラ) • (bōfura) ←ばうふら (baufura) or バウフラ (baufura)?

  1. a wriggler (mosquito larva)
    Synonyms: 孑孑 (ketsuketsu), 棒振り虫 (bōfurimushi)
Derived terms
  • 孑孒(ぼうふら)踊(おどり), 孑孒(ぼうふら)踊(おど)り (bōfura odori)
  • 赤(あか)孑孒(ぼうふら) (aka bōfura)
  • 鬼(おに)孑孒(ぼうふら) (oni bōfura)

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
孑 孒
ぼうふり
Hyōgaiji Hyōgaiji
jukujikun

Shortened from 棒振り虫 (bōfurimushi, literally “stick-waving insect”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ぼーふり [bòófúrí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [bo̞ːɸɯ̟ᵝɾʲi]

Noun

孑孒(ぼうふり) • (bōfuri) ←ばうふり (baufuri)?

  1. a wriggler (mosquito larva)

See also

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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