蚯蚓
Chinese
| earthworm | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (蚯蚓) |
蚯 | 蚓 | |
| 2nd round simp. | 丘引 | ||
| alternative forms | 蚯螾 丘蚓 丘螾 邱蚓 邱螾 | ||
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
蚯蚓
- earthworm (Classifier: 條／条 m c)
- 螻蟈鳴，蚯螾出，王瓜生，苦菜秀。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE
- Lóuguō míng, qiūyǐn chū, wángguā shēng, kǔcài xiù. [Pinyin]
- The green frogs croak. Earthworms come forth. The royal melons grow. The sow-thistle is in seed.
蝼蝈鸣，蚯螾出，王瓜生，苦菜秀。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 蚯蚓 (“earthworm”) [map]
Derived terms
- 海蚯蚓
- 蚯蚓瘴
- 蚯蚓竅／蚯蚓窍
Descendants
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 蚯 | 蚓 |
| みみず | |
| Hyōgaiji | Hyōgaiji |
| jukujikun | |
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 蚯 | 蚓 |
| めめず | |
| Hyōgaiji | Hyōgaiji |
| jukujikun | |
First cited to the Saibara Uta from the Heian period.[1]
The memezu form is attested from 1650, and is traditionally viewed as a pronunciation shift from mimizu.[1]
Reconstructed as ultimately from Proto-Japonic *memensu, in which case memezu may be a reversion to an older form. The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓).
Pronunciation
Noun
蚯蚓 or 蚯蚓 or 蚯蚓 • (mimizu or memezu) (counter 匹)
- [from late 600s - early 700s] a worm, such as an earthworm
- 2005 August 9, Hideaki Sorachi, “第六十四訓 キャラクターはシルエットだけで読者に見分けがつくように描き分けよう (Dai-rokujūyon Kun: Kyarakutā wa Shiruetto Dake de Dokusha ni Miwake ga Tsuku Yō ni Kakiwakeyō, “Lesson 64: Characters Should Be Drawn So That Readers Can Make Them Out with just the Silhouettes”)”, in 銀魂 (Gin Tama, “Silver Soul”), volume 8 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:
- どっかでミミズに小便でも ひっかけてきたんじゃないかィ？腫れるっていうよね
- Dokka de mimizu ni shōben de mo hikkakete kita n ja nai ki? Hareru tte iu yo ne
- Did you piss on a worm somewhere? You said swollen right?
- Nani itchatten no Meishin daro sonna…
- What you talkin’ about? That’s just a superstition…
- どっかでミミズに小便でも ひっかけてきたんじゃないかィ？腫れるっていうよね
Usage notes
- As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ミミズ.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 蚯蚓書き (mimizugaki)
- 蚯蚓蜥蜴 (mimizu tokage, “worm lizard”)
- 蚯蚓鳴く (mimizunaku)
- 蚯蚓ののたくったよう (mimizu no notakutta yō)
- 蚯蚓鯊 (mimizuhaze)
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 蚯 | 蚓 |
| きゅう Hyōgaiji |
いん Hyōgaiji |
| on’yomi | |
From Middle Chinese 蚯蚓 (khjuw yinX). Compare modern Mandarin 蚯蚓 (qiūyǐn).
References
- “蚯蚓”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”) (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 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
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