閊える

• 支える

From older 下二段 (shimo nidan, “lower bigrade”) verb form 閊う (tsukau),^[1][2] itself formed from the 未然形 (mizenkei, “incomplete form”) つか (tsuka) of root verb つく (tsuku, “to stick”) + 助動詞 (jodōshi, “auxiliary verb”) ふ (fu, modern -u; indicates repetition or ongoing state).

• (Tokyo) つかえる [tsùkáéꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [3])^[2]
• IPA^(key): [t͡sɨka̠e̞ɾɯ̟]

閊(つか)える • (tsukaeru) ^{←つかへる (tukaferu)?}transitive or intransitive ichidan (stem 閊(つか)え (tsukae), past 閊(つか)えた (tsukaeta))

1. (intransitive) to get stuck
   1. to get jammed

      引(ひ)っ越(こ)しているところ、家具(かぐ)がドアで閊(つか)えてビルに入(はい)らなかった。

      Hikkoshite iru tokoro, kagu ga doa de tsukaete biru ni hairanakatta.

      As we were moving, some furniture got stuck in the door and wouldn't go into the building.

   2. to become clogged

      下水管(げすいかん)が閊(つか)えて汚水(おすい)が溢(あふ)れてしまった。

      Gesuikan ga tsukaete osui ga afurete shimatta.

      The sewer pipe got clogged and sewage overflowed.

   3. to get choked up, to feel pressure from anxiety or other strong emotion, such as in one's chest or throat

      胸(むね)が閊(つか)える、喉(のど)が閊(つか)える

      mune ga tsukaeru, nodo ga tsukaeru

      to feel tight in one's chest, to feel choked up in one's throat

   4. to become stiff from tension (mainly said of one's shoulders)

      色(いろ)んな不安(ふあん)で肩(かた)が閊(つか)えて来(き)た。

      Ironna fuan de kata ga tsukaete kita.

      What with various anxieties, I got stiff in my shoulders.

2. (transitive, archaic) to put both hands on the floor during a deep bow of thanks or supplication

   手(て)を閊(つか)えて座(ざ)する

   te o tsukaete zasuru

   to take a seat with both hands on the floor in front of oneself