ひがら

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
日雀

Compare (やま)(がら) (yamagara, varied tit), as well as similar birds such as ()(がら) (kogara, willow tit), ()(じゅう)(から) (shijūkara, Japanese tit), エボシガラ (eboshigara, tufted titmouse).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) がら [hìgárá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [çiɡa̠ɾa̠]

Noun

ひがら or ヒガラ • (higara) ひがら (figara)?

  1. coal tit (Periparus ater)
Usage notes
  • As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
See also

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings
日柄
日子

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) がら [hìgárá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [çiɡa̠ɾa̠]

Noun

ひがら • (higara) ひがら (figara)?

  1. day, date

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [çiɡa̠ɾa̠]

Noun

ひがら • (higara) ひがら (figara)?

  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of ひがらめ (higarame)
    • 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho:
      Figara (ヒガラ)〈(やく)(すこ)(しろ)(にご)っている()。またはこのような()(ひと)
      FIgara (higara) 〈yaku〉 sukoshi shiroku nigotteiru me. Mata wa kono yō na me no hito
      Figara (ヒガラ) [def.] Eyes that are cloudy and a bit white. Or a person with such eyes
    • [(Can we date this quote?), 医學語彙 (overall work in Korean):
      斜眼 흐리눈 ヒカラ
      saan heurinun higara
      cross-eyed cloudy hikara]

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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