つば

Japanese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [t͡sɨᵝba̠]

Etymology 1

/tumiha/ → /tumba/ → /tuba/.

Alternative forms

鐔

Noun

つば (rōmaji tsuba)

鍔: the guard at the end of the grip of a sword
- 931–938, Wamyō Ruijushō, book 5, page 45:
  鐔唐韻云、鐔、音尋、一音潭、都美波 [...] 今俗急呼都婆劔鼻也
- 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho (page 620)
  Tçuba. ツバ (鍔・鐔) 刀 (Catana)の鍔, すなわち, 刀の柄（つか）に密着している, 銅やその他の金属製の円いある種の輪.
鍔: the brim of a hat

Noun

つば (rōmaji tsuba)

唾: saliva

References

Doi, Tadao (1603–1604) Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, published 1980, →ISBN.
Minamoto, Shitagō; Kyōto Daigaku Bungakubu Kokugogaku Kokubungaku Kenkyūshitu (931–938) Shohon Shūsei Wamyō Ruijushō: Honbunhen (in Japanese), Kyōto: Rinsen, published 1968, →ISBN.

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