むつ
Japanese
Etymology 1
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Usage notes
- As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
Derived terms
- 赤鯥 (akamutsu, “blackthroat sea perch”)
- 河鯥 (kawamutsu, “dark chub”)
- 銀鯥 (ginmutsu, “Patagonian toothfish”)
- 鯥五郎 (mutsugorō, “blue spotted mudskipper”)
Etymology 3
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No longer productive in Old Japanese.[2] Only found in lexicalised forms,[2] some of which are listed below.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝ]
Derived terms
Etymology 4
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| (This term, むつ, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as むつ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as むつ.) |
References
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- Frellesvig, Bjarke (2010) A History of the Japanese Language, Cambridge University Press, New York, →ISBN, page 79
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