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しため【虱・蝨】 : shitame | define meaning
shitame
Pronunciation: /sitame/ [ɕ(i̥)tame]
Definition
Noun
- Louse, lice (especially sucking lice (suborder Anoplura))
Etymology
Cognate to Fukui, Hyogo, Ayabe (Kyoto), Sanuki (Kagawa), Amakusa (Kumamoto) and Miyako しらめ shirame; Kagoshima したみ shitami, しため shitame and したん shitan; Kikai しらみ shirami; Okinawan しらん shiran and しらみ shirami; Yonaguni つぁん tsan [t͡saŋ]; and standard Japanese しらみ【虱・蝨】 shirami "louse, lice". Ultimately from しら【白】 shira- "white" and むし【虫】 mushi "bug; insect; critter".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 虱 蝨 |
| Kana | しため |
| Romanization | shitame |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | /sitame/ [ɕ(i̥)tame] |
意味：しらみ【虱・蝨】
Categories:
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, March 16). しため【虱・蝨】 : shitame | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, November 1, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/5611/shitame/.