よすが
See also: よすか
Japanese
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| 縁 因 便 |
Etymology
⟨yo2su ka⟩ → */jəsuka/ → /josuɡa/
Shift from Old Japanese yosuka, itself a compound of 寄す (yosu, “to bring near, to draw close”) + 処 (ka, “place”).[1][2] The ka shifted to voiced ga in Early Middle Japanese.
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) よすが [yóꜜsùgà] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
- (Tokyo) よすが [yòsúgá] (Heiban – [0])[2]
- IPA(key): [jo̞sɨɡa̠]
Noun
よすが • (yosuga)
- something to rely on; a connection, affinity
- someone to rely on; a relative
- an opportunity, way, means
Synonyms
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN