せり

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
競り

From the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 競(せ)る (seru, “to bid in an auction; to sell”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) せり [sèríꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [se̞ɾʲi]

Noun

せり • (seri) ←せり (seri)?

  1. auction
Synonyms

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of せり – see the following entries.
【芹】J
[noun] water dropwort, Oenanthe javanica
Alternative spelling
セリ
【迫】S
[noun] approaching, drawing near
[noun] stage elevator, stage lift, orchestra lift; trapdoor
Alternative spelling
迫り
【迫り】
[verb] stem or continuative form of 迫る (seru) [godan]
(This term, せり (seri), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as せり, see Category:Japanese kanji read as せり.

References

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