膏薬

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
膏 薬
こう
Jinmeiyō 		やく
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
膏藥 (kyūjitai)

Sino-Japanese compound; from 膏 (kō, “oil; especially one used for medicine”) +‎ 薬 (yaku, “medicine”).

Pronunciation

  • (Kyoto) こう​やく [kòóꜜyàkù] (Teiki)[1][3]

Noun

膏(こう)薬(やく) • (kōyaku) ←かうやく (kauyaku)?

  1. [from 1005-1007] plaster; ointment; salve

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
膏 薬
あぶら
Jinmeiyō 		くすり > ぐすり
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
膏藥 (kyūjitai)
脂薬

Compound of 油 (abura, “oil”) +‎ 薬 (kusuri, “medicine”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) あぶらぐすり [àbúrágúꜜsùrì] (Nakadaka – [4])[4][2]
  • IPA(key): [a̠bɯ̟ɾa̠ɡɯ̟sɨɾʲi]
  • (Kyoto) あぶらぐ​すり [ábúrágúꜜsùrì] (Kōki)[4]

Noun

膏(あぶら)薬(ぐすり) • (aburagusuri) 

  1. [from 1820-1849] (dated) synonym of 膏薬 (kōyaku)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
膏 薬
とう
Jinmeiyō 		やく
Grade: 3
irregular on'yomi
Alternative spelling
膏藥 (kyūjitai)

Unorthodox reading of the character 膏, of unknown origin.

Noun

膏(とう)薬(やく) • (tōyaku) 

  1. [from 1010] (obsolete) synonym of 膏薬 (kōyaku)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “こう‐やく［カウ‥］ 【膏薬】”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 “あぶら‐ぐすり 【膏薬・脂薬】”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[2] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
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