かめ

See also: がめ

Japanese

Etymology 1
For pronunciation and definitions of かめ – see the following entry.
【亀】S
[noun] a tortoise or turtle (land or marine reptile with a shell)
[noun] (by extension, figurative, as turtles are thought to be good drinkers) a drunkard
[noun] a 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) with various designs of tortoises
[noun] (figurative) sluggishness; also, such a person
[noun] a shrugger
[noun] (slang, as it resembles a turtle's neck) a penis
Alternative spelling
カメ
(This term, かめ, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as かめ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as かめ.)

Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of かめ – see the following entry.
【瓶】S
[noun] earthenware pot
Alternative spelling
甕
(This term, かめ, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as かめ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as かめ.)

Verb

かめ • (kame) 

  1. hypothetical and imperative forms of かむ (kamu) [godan]

Old Japanese

Etymology 1

From Proto-Japonic *kamaCi.[1]

Noun

かめ (kame2)

  1. 龜: tortoise, turtle

Etymology 2

From Proto-Japonic *kanpaCi.[1]

Alternatively, cognate with modern Japanese 釜 (kama, “cauldron, kettle, pot”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Noun

かめ (kame1)

  1. 甁: bottle, jar, or any other vessel made of earthenware, ceramic, or metal

References
  1. Martin, Samuel E. (1987) The Japanese Language Through Time, New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN
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