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さや【莢】 : saya | define meaning
saya
Pronunciation: /saja/
Definition
Noun
- (Legumes) Pod; seedpod
Etymology
From さや【鞘】 saya "scabbard, sheath".
Historical attestations:
- An English and Japanese and Japanese and English Vocabulary (1830), by Walter Henry Medhurst, records "マメノサヤ, Mame no saya, A bean pod".
- A Japanese and English Dictionary: With an English and Japanese Index (1867), by James Curtis Hepburn, records "Saya. サヤ, 鞘, n. A sheath, case, scabbard, husk. Mame no —, a bean pod. Fude no —, the bamboo case which covers the end of a pencil, a pencil case."
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 莢 |
| Kana | さや |
| Romanization | saya |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | /saja/ |
意味：さや【莢】、きょうか【莢果】
Categories:
莢
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, March 27). さや【莢】 : saya | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/5709/saya/.