猫じゃらし

Japanese

Kanji in this term
猫
ねこ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
猫戯らし (rare)

Etymology

From 猫(ねこ) (neko) + 戯(じゃ)らし (jarashi, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 戯(じゃ)らす (jarasu).).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ねこじゃらし [nèkójáꜜràshì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ne̞ko̞ʑa̠ɾa̠ɕi]

Noun

猫(ねこ)じゃらし • (nekojarashi) 

  1. cat teaser
  2. synonym of 狗尾草 (enokorogusa, “wild foxtail millet”)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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