おこじ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
鰧

Etymology

Attested in the Wamyō Ruijushō (934) as 乎古之 (wokozi). According to the Daigenkai, initial woko- may be related to 痴 (oko < woko, “foolish; stupid”).^[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) おこじ [òkóꜜjì] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [o̞ko̞ʑi]

(Kyoto) おこじ [ókòjì] (Kōki)^[1]

Historical evolution of the Kyoto pitch accent

(the Heian period) LLL
(the Edo period) HLL

※ H for high and flat syllables (◌́), L for low and flat syllables (◌̀), F for high-to-low syllables (◌̂), R for low-to-high syllables (◌̌).
※ References: ^[1]

Noun

おこじ • (okoji) ^{←をこじ (wokozi)^?}

[from 934] (archaic) synonym of おこぜ (okoze, “a stonefish; a stingfish”)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Nihon Kokugo Daijiten Dai-ni-han Henshū I'inkai (日本国語大辞典第二版編集委員会) (2001-2002) 日本国語大辞典　第二版 [Unabridged Japanese Dictionary: Second Edition], Tokyo (東京都): Shōgakukan (小学館), →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NKD2P-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Nihon Kokugo Daijiten Dai-ni-han Henshū I'inkai (日本国語大辞典第二版編集委員会) (2001-2002) 日本国語大辞典　第二版 [Unabridged Japanese Dictionary: Second Edition], Tokyo (東京都): Shōgakukan (小学館), →ISBN

[DJR-2] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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