せり
Japanese
Etymology 1
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芹 |
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
- 春の七草 (haru no nanakusa)
Etymology 2
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競り |
Synonyms
- 競売 (kyōbai)
Etymology 3
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迫 迫り |
Nominalization of the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 迫る (seru).[2] Attested in kabuki materials from the 18th century.[3] Compare せり出す (seridasu, “to push out”).
References
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- “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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