せり

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) [sèríꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [se̞ɾʲi]

Noun

せり or セリ • (seri) せり (seri)?

  1. water dropwort, Oenanthe javanica
Usage notes
  • As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
Hypernyms

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
競り

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) [sèríꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [se̞ɾʲi]

Noun

せり • (seri) せり (seri)?

  1. auction
Synonyms
See also

Etymology 3

Alternative spellings

迫り

Nominalization of the (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (seru).[2] Attested in kabuki materials from the 18th century.[3] Compare せり() (seridasu, to push out).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) [sèríꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [se̞ɾʲi]

Noun

せり • (seri) せり (seri)?

  1. stage lift, orchestra lift; trapdoor

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 迫り”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
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