ざる

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
笊ザル

Unknown. First attested in the 1400s.^[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ざる [zàrúꜜ] (Odaka – [2])^[2]
IPA^(key): [d͡za̠ɾɯ̟]

Noun

ざる or ザル • (zaru) ^{←ざる (zaru)^?}

[from 1400s] a zaru: a bamboo basket or tray, used like a sieve or colander, especially to present food

Descendants

→ English: zaru

Etymology 2

Adnominal form of auxiliary verb suffix ざり (-zari, “un-, not”). Also analyzable as a contraction of negative auxiliary verb suffix ず (-zu) + copular verb あり (ari) in the adnominal conjugation form ある (aru).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [d͡za̠ɾɯ̟]

Suffix

ざる • (-zaru) ^†-ri

adnominal of ざり (zari, “not, un-”)

References

^ “笊”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[KDJc-1] “笊”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006

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

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