弓弦

弓弦

1. bowstring

From Old Japanese. Compound of 弓 (yu, “bow”) +‎ 弦 (tsuru, “string, line”).^[1] The tsuru changes to zuru as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Probably the original reading, given the etymology of the yu and yumi readings for 弓.

• (Tokyo) ゆづる [yúꜜzùrù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[2][3]
• (Tokyo) ゆづる [yùzúrú] (Heiban – [0])^[2][3]
• IPA^(key): [jɯ̟zɨɾɯ̟]

• IPA^(key): [jɯ̃ᵝd͡zɯᵝɾ̠ɯᵝ] (dialectal pronunciation)

弓(ゆ)弦(づる) • (yuzuru) 

1. a bowstring
   • c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 11, poem 2638:
     ; text here

     梓弓 末之腹野尓 鷹田為 君之弓食之 将絶跡念甕屋

     梓弓 末のはら野に 鳥狩する 君が弓弦の 絶えむと思へや
     あづさゆみ すゑのはらのに とがりする きみがゆづるの たえむとおもへや

     Azusa yumi / sue no harano ni / togari suru / kimi ga yuzuru no / taemu to omoe ya

     Think about your bowstring snapping as you go off hunting birds in the far fields with your catalpa bow

From Old Japanese. Compound of 弓 (yumi, “bow”) +‎ 弦 (tsuru, “string, line”).^[1] The tsuru changes to zuru as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Probably a later reading, given the etymology of the yu and yumi readings for 弓.

• (Tokyo) ゆみづる [yùmízúrú] (Heiban – [0])^[2][3]
• IPA^(key): [jɯ̟mʲizɨɾɯ̟]

• IPA^(key): [jɯ̃ᵝmid͡zɯᵝɾ̠ɯᵝ] (dialectal pronunciation)

弓(ゆみ)弦(づる) • (yumizuru) 

1. a bowstring

/jumizuru/ → /junzuru/

Alteration from yumizuru reading.^[1]

• (Tokyo) ゆんづる [yùńzúrú] (Heiban – [0])^[2]
• IPA^(key): [jɯ̟̃nd͡zɨɾɯ̟]

• IPA^(key): [jɯ̃ᵝɴd͡zɯᵝɾ̠ɯᵝ] (dialectal pronunciation)

弓(ゆん)弦(づる) • (yunzuru) 

1. a bowstring