つかいばしり

Japanese

Alternative spelling
使い走り

Alternative forms

つかいはしり (tsukaihashiri): 使(つか)い走(はし)り
つかいっぱしり (tsukaippashiri): 使(つか)いっ走(ぱし)り, 使(つか)いっぱしり
- (short, slang) パシリ, ぱしり (pashiri)

Etymology

From 使(つか)い (tsukai, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 使(つか)う (tsukau, “to use”)”) + 走(はし)り (hashiri, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 走(はし)る (hashiru, “to run”)”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) つかいばしり [tsùkáíbáꜜshìrì] (Nakadaka – [4])^[1]^[2]
(Tokyo) つかいばしり [tsùkáíbáshírí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [t͡sɨ̥ka̠iba̠ɕiɾʲi]

Noun

つかいばしり • (tsukaibashiri)

gofer

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN