のみ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
而已 (archaic)
(archaic)
(archaic)

⟨no2mi2 → */nəmɨ//nomi/

From Old Japanese. First attested in the Kojiki of 712 CE.[1]

Possibly a compound of (no, case particle) +‎ (mi, body).[1]

Particle

のみ • (nomi

  1. only, limited to
    Synonyms: しか (shika), だけ (dake)
Derived terms
  • のみか (nomi ka)
  • のみならず (nomi narazu)
  • (おと)にのみ (oto ni nomi)
  • (かく)のみ (kakunomi)
  • ()のみ (sanomi)
  • ()れのみ (sorenomi)

Adverb

のみ • (nomi

  1. alone
  2. merely
Idioms

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of のみ – see the following entry.
H
[noun] flea (parasitic insect)
Alternative spelling
ノミ
(This term, のみ (nomi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as のみ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as のみ.)

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of のみ – see the following entry.
H
[noun] chisel used for wood
(This term, のみ (nomi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as のみ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as のみ.)

Etymology 4

Alternative spellings
飲み
吞み

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) [nòmíꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[2]
  • IPA(key): [no̞mʲi]

Noun

のみ • (nomiのみ (nomi)?

  1. drinking

Verb

のみ • (nomiのみ (nomi)?

  1. stem or continuative form of のむ (nomu) [godan]

Etymology 5

Alternative spellings


𦀌
衣𦀌
船筎

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [no̞mʲi]

Noun

のみ • (nomiのみ (nomi)?

  1. (obsolete) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 のみ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN