腋臭

Chinese

armpit
 
sense of smell; smell bad; stench
sense of smell; smell bad; stench; stink; smelly; to smell (bad)
trad. (腋臭) 腋 臭
simp. #(腋臭) 腋 臭

Pronunciation


Noun

腋臭

  1. armpit odour
  2. body odour

Synonyms

  • (body odour):

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
腋 臭
わき
Hyōgaiji
が
Grade: S
kun’yomi irregular
Alternative spellings
腋臭 (kyūjitai)
狐臭
胡臭

Likely a shortening of 腋の香 (waki no ka “aroma of armpit”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

腋(わき)臭(が) • (wakiga) 

  1. body odour
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
腋 臭
えき
Hyōgaiji
しゅう
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
腋臭 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 腋臭 (MC yek tsyhuwH).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) えきしゅう [èkíshúú] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA(key): [e̞kʲiɕɨᵝː]

Noun

腋(えき)臭(しゅう) • (ekishū) ←えきしう (ekisiu)?

  1. body odour

References

  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  4. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
腋臭

Noun

腋臭 • (aekchwi) (hangeul 액취)

  1. Hanja form? of 액취.
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