うす

Japanese

Etymology 1
Alternative spellings
臼
碓

From Old Japanese. First attested in the Kojiki of 712 CE.[1] From Proto-Japonic *osu. Compare Yamagata Japanese おす (osu).

Pronunciation

Noun

うす • (usu) ←うす (usu)?

  1. 臼, 碓: mortar
Coordinate terms

Etymology 2
Alternative spelling
薄

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝ]

Prefix

うす • (usu-) ←うす (usu)?

  1. 薄: light (in degree)

References
  1. “臼・碓”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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