蟋蟀
Chinese[edit]
phonetic | |||
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trad. (蟋蟀) | 蟋 | 蟀 | |
simp. #(蟋蟀) | 蟋 | 蟀 | |
alternative forms | 螅蟀 蟋𧍓 悉𧍓 |
Etymology[edit]
A reduplicative Old Chinese compound of the shape /*srit srut/.
Some similar words can be found in neighbouring languages:
- Sino-Tibetan: Starostin sets up Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rĭt ~ rŭt (“cricket”), to include this Chinese word, Burmese ပုရစ် (pu.rac, “cricket”), and Jingpho kǝrot (“a species of cricket”).
- Mon-Khmer: Compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *[t1/c]riit (“cricket; to chirr”), whence Khmer ចង្រិត (cɑngrət, “cricket”) and Thai จิ้งหรีด (jîng-rìit) (Manomaivibool, 1975).
Compare: 窸窣 (OC *sid suːd, “onomatopoeia of chirping or rustling”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
蟋蟀
- cricket (insect)
- 九月在戶,十月蟋蟀入我牀下。穹窒熏鼠,塞向墐戶。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Jiǔyuè zài hù, shíyuè xīshuài rù wǒ chuáng xià. Qióng zhì xūn shǔ, sài xiàng jìn hù. [Pinyin]
- In the ninth month, about the doors;
In the tenth month, the cricket enters under our beds.
Chinks are filled up, and rats are smoked out.
The windows that face [the north] are stopped up;
九月在户,十月蟋蟀入我牀下。穹窒熏鼠,塞向墐户。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]- 溫風始至,蟋蟀居壁,鷹乃學習,腐草為螢。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE
- Wēn fēng shǐ zhì, xīshuài jū bì, yīng nǎi xuéxí, fǔcǎo wéi yíng. [Pinyin]
- Gentle winds begin to blow.
The cricket takes its place in the walls.
(Young) hawks learn to practise (the ways of their parents).
Decaying grass becomes fire-flies.
温风始至,蟋蟀居壁,鹰乃学习,腐草为萤。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Japanese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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蟋 | 蟀 |
Hyōgaiji | Hyōgaiji |
irregular |
The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 蟋蟀 (xīshuài) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
蟋蟀 or 蟋蟀 • (kōrogi) ←こほろぎ (koforogi)?
- a cricket (insect)
See also[edit]
- クリケット (kuriketto)
Etymology 2[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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蟋 | 蟀 |
しつ > しっ Hyōgaiji |
しゅつ Hyōgaiji |
on’yomi |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
蟋蟀 • (shisshutsu) ←しつしゆつ (situsyutu)?
- a cricket (insect)
Etymology 3[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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蟋 | 蟀 |
しつ > しっ Hyōgaiji |
しゅつ > しつ Hyōgaiji |
irregular |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
蟋蟀 • (shisshitsu) ←しつしつ (situsitu)?
- a cricket (insect)
Etymology 4[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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蟋 | 蟀 |
Hyōgaiji | Hyōgaiji |
irregular |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
Etymology 5[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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蟋 | 蟀 |
Hyōgaiji | Hyōgaiji |
irregular |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
蟋蟀 or 蟋蟀 • (kirigirisu)
References[edit]
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean[edit]
Hanja in this term | |
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蟋 | 蟀 |
Noun[edit]
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- zh:Insects
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- ja:Crickets and grasshoppers
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