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しゃやく【瀉薬】 : shayaku | define meaning
shayaku
Pronunciation: /sjajaku/
Definition
Noun
- (Medicine) Purgative; laxative
Etymology
Sino-Japanese compound of しゃ【瀉】 sha "purge, evacuate; diarrhea" and やく【薬】 yaku "medicine".
Historical attestations:
- Dictionarivm latino lvsitanicvm, ac Iaponicvm (1595) records "Catharticus, a, um. Lus. Cousa, ou mezinha pera purgar. Iap. Cudaxi, xayacu."
- Vocabulario da Lingoa de Iapam (1603), aka Nippo Jisho (日葡辞書), records "Xayacu. Purga, ou mezinha que faz purgar.", meaning "Purgative, or medicine that purges".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 瀉薬 |
| Kana | しゃやく |
| Romanization | shayaku |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | /sjajaku/ |
意味：しゃやく【瀉薬】、しゃげやく【瀉下薬】、はらくだし【腹下し】
Categories:
瀉薬
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, March 24). しゃやく【瀉薬】 : shayaku | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 15, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/5712/shayaku/.