徳利

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
とく > とっく
Grade: 4
(ateji)

Grade: 4
(ateji)
irregular on'yomi
Alternative spelling
德利 (kyūjitai)

Shift from (とく)() (tokuri) below.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) っくり [tòkkúrí] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA(key): [to̞k̚kɯ̟ɾʲi]

Noun

(とっく)() • (tokkuri

  1. a sake bottle, used to keep sake at a desired temperature until poured into a smaller drinking vessel (a choko)
    Synonym: 徳利 (tokuri)
  2. a turtleneck (sweater)
    Synonym: タートルネック
  3. a nonswimmer
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Ainu: トㇰクリ
  • English: tokkuri

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “early attestations listed by 焼酎・泡盛用語集”)

Kanji in this term
とく
Grade: 4
(ateji)

Grade: 4
(ateji)
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
德利 (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 徳利 – see the following entry.
とくり
[noun] alternative form of とっくり (tokkuri)
(This term, 徳利, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

  1. ^ 徳利”, 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