朧月

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
朧	月
おぼろ Hyōgai	つき > づき Grade: 1
kun'yomi

From 朧 (oboro, “haziness”) +‎ 月 (tsuki, “moon”).

The tsuki changes to zuki as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) おぼろづき [òbóróꜜzùkì] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]
(Tokyo) おぼろづき [òbórózúkí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [o̞bo̞ɾo̞zɨkʲi]

Noun

朧(おぼろ)月(づき) • (oborozuki)

the moon on a hazy night, especially during spring

Derived terms

朧(おぼろ)月(づき)夜(よ) (oborozukiyo, “hazy-mooned night”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
朧	月
ろう Hyōgai	げつ Grade: 1
kan'on

From Middle Chinese 朧月 (MC luwng ngjwot).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ろーげつ [róꜜògètsù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɾo̞ːɡe̞t͡sɨ]

Noun

朧(ろう)月(げつ) • (rōgetsu)

the moon on a hazy night, especially during spring

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Okinawan

Etymology

Kanji in this term
朧	月
うぶる Hyōgai	ちち > ぢち Grade: 1
kun'yomi

From 朧 (uburu, “haziness”) +‎ 月 (chichi, “moon”).

Pronunciation

(Shuri) うぶるずぃち [úꜜbùrùzìchì] (Kakō – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ubuɾuzʲit͡ɕi]

Noun

朧月(うぶるずぃち) (uburuzichi)

the moon on a hazy night

Derived terms

朧(うぶる)月(じち)夜(ゅー) (uburujichū, “hazy-mooned night”)

References

^ Kokuritsu Kokugo Kenkyūjo (国立国語研究所) (1963) 沖縄語辞典 (Okinawa-go Jiten) [Dictionary of the Okinawan Language] (in Japanese), Tokyo (東京): Okurashō Insatsu Kyoku (財務省印刷局)