端っこ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
端
はし Grade: S
kun’yomi

端 (はし) (hashi, “end”) + 子 (こ) (ko, diminutive suffix).

(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) はしっこ [hàshíkkó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
- IPA^(key): [ha̠ɕik̚ko̞]

Noun

端っこ (hiragana はしっこ, rōmaji hashikko)

very end; far end

Synonyms

端 (はし) (hashi)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
端
はし Grade: S
Irregular

Phonetic shift from hashikko.

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) はじっこ [hàjíkkó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
- IPA^(key): [ha̠ʑik̚ko̞]

Noun

端っこ (hiragana はじっこ, rōmaji hajikko)

Same as above.

Synonyms

端 (はし) (hashi)

References

1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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