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せせり : seseri | define meaning
seseri
Pronunciation: [seseɾi]
Definition
Noun
- Gnat; midge; mosquito
Etymology
Cognate with Nagasaki and Kumamoto (Amakusa) せせり seseri; Kumamoto (Amakusa) しぇしぇり shesheri "gnat, mosquito"; and standard Japanese せせり【挵り】 seseri "pricking", from the verb せせる【挵る】 seseru "to prick".
Historical attestations
- Vocabulario da Lingoa de Iapam (1603), aka Nippo Jisho (日葡辞書), records "Xexeri, u, etta. Comer a pulga, mosquito, ou mosca." (The act of getting bitten by a flea, mosquito or fly).
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | せせり |
| Romanization | seseri |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [seseɾi] |
意味：ブユの種類、ぶゆ・ぶよ・ぶと【蚋・蟆子・蟆・蜹】
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, November 6). せせり : seseri | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, April 23, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6152/seseri/.