深海松

Old Japanese

Etymology

From 深 (puka-, “deep”) +‎ 海松 (mi₁ru, “Codium fragile”).

Noun

深海松 (pukami₁ru) (kana ふかみる)

a seaweed (Codium fragile) growing deep on the seafloor
- c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 2, poem 135:
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  角障經石見之海乃言佐敝久辛乃埼有伊久里爾曾深海松生流荒礒爾曾玉藻者生流...
  tuno₁ sapapu Ipami₁ no₂ umi₁ no₂ ko₂to₂ sape₁ku Kara no₂ saki₁ naru ikuri ni so₂ pukami₁ru opuru ariso₁ ni so₂ tamamo pa opuru...
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Derived terms

深海松の (pukami₁ru no₂, pillow word)

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