かがし
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See also: かかし
Japanese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
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案山子 鹿驚 |
Thought to be from 嗅がし (kagashi, “smelling, sniffing”), itself from 嗅が (kaga, the 未然形 (mizenkei, “irrealis form”) of verb 嗅ぐ (kagu), “to smell, sniff”) + し (-shi, adjectival suffix).
Noun[edit]
- a foul scent placed in rice paddies to keep animals away
- Synonym: おどし (odoshi)
- (by extension) a scarecrow
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
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彼某 |
Shift from かれがし (karegashi). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)