撒菱

Japanese

Kanji in this term
撒	菱
まき Jinmeiyō	ひし > びし Jinmeiyō

撒菱: a pair of caltrops

Alternative forms

撒き菱, 撒き芰, 撒芰

Etymology

Compound of 撒 (maki, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem form”) of verb 撒く (maku, “to scatter, to cast, to sow”)) +‎ 菱 (hishi, “a water chestnut; the rhomboid shape of a water chestnut; a caltrop”). The hishi changes to bishi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Kun'yomi
IPA^(key): [ma̠kibiɕi]

Noun

撒菱 (hiragana まきびし, rōmaji makibishi)

(weaponry) a caltrop; more specifically, the kind of caltrop that is thrown or scattered

Synonyms

(caltrop in general): 菱 (ひし, hishi)
(metal caltrop): 鉄菱 (てつびし, tetsubishi; かなびし, kanabishi)
(cart caltrop): 車菱 (くるまびし, kurumabishi)

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