撒菱

Japanese

Kanji in this term
撒	菱
ま(き) Jinmeiyō	ひし > びし Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
撒き菱 撒き芰 撒芰

撒菱: a pair of caltrops

Etymology

Compound of 撒(ま)き (maki, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 撒(ま)く (maku, “to scatter, to cast, to sow”).) + 菱(ひし) (hishi, “a water chestnut; the rhomboid shape of a water chestnut; a caltrop”). The hishi changes to bishi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ma̠kʲibʲiɕi]

Noun

撒(まき)菱(びし) • (makibishi) 

1. (weaponry) a caltrop; more specifically, the kind of caltrop that is thrown or scattered

Synonyms

• (caltrop in general): 菱 (ひし, ​hishi)
• (metal caltrop): 鉄菱 (てつびし, ​tetsubishi; かなびし, ​kanabishi)
• (cart caltrop): 車菱 (くるまびし, ​kurumabishi)