ざる

Japanese

Etymology 1

    Alternative spellings
    笊
    ザル

    Unknown. First attested in the 1400s.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) ざる [zàrúꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[2]
    • IPA(key): [d͡za̠ɾɯ̟]

    Noun

    ざる or ザル • (zaru) ←ざる (zaru)?

    1. [from 1400s] a zaru: a bamboo basket or tray, used like a sieve or colander, especially to present food
    Descendants
    • → English: zaru

    Etymology 2

    Adnominal form of auxiliary verb suffix ざり (-zari, “un-, not”). Also analyzable as a contraction of negative auxiliary verb suffix ず (-zu) + copular verb あり (ari) in the adnominal conjugation form ある (aru).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [d͡za̠ɾɯ̟]

    Suffix

    ざる • (-zaru) †-ri

    1. adnominal of ざり (zari, “not, un-”)

    References

    1. ^ “笊”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
    2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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