舫い杭

Japanese

Kanji in this term
舫	杭
もや Hyōgai	くい > ぐい Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Etymology

From 舫(もや)い (moyai, the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “continuative form”) of 舫(もや)う (moyau, “to moor (a boat)”)) + 杭(くい) (kui, “stake; post”). The kui changes to gui as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

舫(もや)い杭(ぐい) • (moyaigui) ^{←もやひぐひ (moyafigufi)^?}

mooring post
Synonym: 戕牁 (kashi, kase)