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ちゅらがさ【清ら瘡・美ら瘡】

churagasa

Pronunciation: [t͡ɕuɾaɡasa]

Definition

Noun

  1. Smallpox; variola

Etymology

Derived from the adjective ちゅらさん【清らさん・美らさん】 churasan "beautiful; clean", and the rendaku form of the word かさ【瘡】 kasa "pox; pustule".

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OrthographyForm
Kanji清ら瘡
美ら瘡
Kanaちゅらがさ
Romanizationchuragasa
Pronunciation (IPA)[t͡ɕuɾaɡasa]

意味:てんねんとう【天然痘】

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清ら瘡
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). ちゅらがさ【清ら瘡・美ら瘡】 : churagasa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, November 3, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/755/churagasa/.