いしずえ

Japanese

Etymology 1

    Alternative spelling
    礎

    From 石(いし) (ishi, “stone”) + 据(す)え (sue, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 据(す)える (sueru, “to place, set (an object)”)). The sue changes to zue as an instance of rendaku (連(れん)濁(だく)).

    Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) いしずえ [ìshízúé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [iɕizɨe̞]

    Noun

    いしずえ • (ishizue) ←いしずゑ (isizuwe)?

    1. foundation stone
    2. (figurative) foundation (of a field of study, etc.)

    Etymology 2

    Proper noun

    いしずえ • (Ishizue) 

    1. 石杖, 石末: a surname

    References

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