鬻女

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鬻	女
ひさ(き) Hyōgaiji	め Grade: 1

Alternative forms

販女

Etymology 1

A compound of the nominalization of the verb 鬻 (ひさ)く (hisaku, “sell”) + 女 (め) (me, “woman”).

Noun

鬻女 (hiragana ひさきめ, rōmaji hisakime)

a female peddler
- 931–938, Wamyō Ruijushō, book 1, page 105:
  俗云販婦比佐岐女、裨販也

Etymology 2

A compound of the nominalization of the verb 鬻 (ひさ)ぐ (hisagu, “sell”) + 女 (め) (me, “woman”).

Noun

鬻女 (hiragana ひさぎめ, rōmaji hisagime)

a female peddler

References

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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