蕎麦
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Etymology
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 蕎 | 麦 |
| そば | |
| Jinmeiyō | Grade: 2 |
| jukujikun | |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 蕎麥 (kyūjitai) 𛁛𛂦゙ (hentaigana) |
Not attested until the late 1400s,[1] as a shortening of older 蕎麦 (soba mugi, literally “soba grain”).[1][2][3]
Two theories exist regarding the ultimate derivation of the soba element:
- Samuel Martin reconstructs soba as Proto-Japonic *sonpa and derives it as a compound of *so (unknown) *pa (“feather”). The *pa changes to *nba as an instance of rendaku (連濁).[4]
- From 稜 (soba, “an edge, a corner”),[5] in reference to the seed of the plant being a triangular oval shape with protruding corners.[6]
Considering the late appearance of soba in isolation with the meaning of buckwheat, and the attested earlier senses of side; corner, edge, Martin's reconstruction seems unlikely.
The kanji spelling is an example of jukujikun (熟字訓), from 蕎 (“buckwheat”) 麦 (“wheat”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]蕎麦 or 蕎麦 or 蕎麦 • (soba or sobamugi or somamugi)
- buckwheat
- 蕎麦の量が多い
- soba no ryō ga ōi
- There are a lot of buckwheats
- 蕎麦の量が多い
- soba, a variety of Japanese noodle made from buckwheat
- 私はあなたに蕎麦を食べさせたいと思っています。
- Watashi wa anata ni soba o tabesasetai to omotteimasu.
- I'm thinking about letting you try some soba noodles.
- 私はあなたに蕎麦を食べさせたいと思っています。
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “蕎麦”, in 日本国語大辞典[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Samuel E. Martin (1987) The Japanese Language Through Time, New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN
- ^ “稜”, in 日本国語大辞典[2] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ^ ソバ／蕎麦／そば - Gogen Yurai Jiten (in Japanese)
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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