へのこ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
陰核

Etymology

Compound of へ (he, root for "genitals", cf. へへ (hehe)) + の (no, genitive marker) + 子(こ) (ko, “child”). Attested in the Wamyō Ruijushō (934).^[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) へのこ [héꜜnòkò] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [he̞no̞ko̞]

(Kyoto) へのこ [hénòkò] (Kōki)^[1]

Historical evolution of the Kyoto pitch accent

(the Heian period) HHH

※ H for high and flat syllables (◌́), L for low and flat syllables (◌̀), F for high-to-low syllables (◌̂), R for low-to-high syllables (◌̌).
※ References: ^[1]

Noun

へのこ • (henoko)

[from 934] (dated) the testicles
[from 1163] (dated) the scrotum
[from 1061] (dated) the penis

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Nihon Kokugo Daijiten Dai-ni-han Henshū I'inkai (日本国語大辞典第二版編集委員会) (2001-2002) 日本国語大辞典　第二版 [Unabridged Japanese Dictionary: Second Edition], Tokyo (東京都): Shōgakukan (小学館), →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NKD2P-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Nihon Kokugo Daijiten Dai-ni-han Henshū I'inkai (日本国語大辞典第二版編集委員会) (2001-2002) 日本国語大辞典　第二版 [Unabridged Japanese Dictionary: Second Edition], Tokyo (東京都): Shōgakukan (小学館), →ISBN

[DJR-2] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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