弓弦

弓弦

1. bowstring

From Old Japanese. Compound of 弓 (yu, “bow”) +‎ 弦 (tsuru, “string, line”).[1] The tsuru changes to zuru as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Probably the original reading, given the etymology of the yu and yumi readings for 弓.

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ゆ​づる [yúꜜzùrù] (Atamadaka – [1])[2][3]
  • (Tokyo) ゆづる [yùzúrú] (Heiban – [0])[2][3]
  • IPA^(key): [jɯ̟ᵝzɨᵝɾɯ̟ᵝ]

• IPA^(key): [jɯ̃ᵝd͡zɯᵝɾ̠ɯᵝ] (dialectal pronunciation)

弓弦 (hiragana ゆづる, rōmaji yuzuru)

1. a bowstring
   • c. 759, Man'yōshū (book 11, poem 2638); text here

     梓弓 末之腹野尓 鷹田為 君之弓食之 将絶跡念甕屋

     梓弓 末のはら野に 鳥狩する 君が弓弦の 絶えむと思へや
     あづさゆみ すゑのはらのに とがりする きみがゆづるの たえむとおもへや

     Azusa yumi / sue no harano ni / togari suru / kimi ga yuzuru no / taemu to omoe ya

     Think about your bowstring snapping as you go off hunting birds in the far fields with your catalpa bow

From Old Japanese. Compound of 弓 (yumi, “bow”) +‎ 弦 (tsuru, “string, line”).[1] The tsuru changes to zuru as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Probably a later reading, given the etymology of the yu and yumi readings for 弓.

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ゆみづる [yùmízúrú] (Heiban – [0])[2][3]
  • IPA^(key): [jɯ̟ᵝmʲizɨᵝɾɯ̟ᵝ]

• IPA^(key): [jɯ̃ᵝmid͡zɯᵝɾ̠ɯᵝ] (dialectal pronunciation)

弓弦 (hiragana ゆみづる, rōmaji yumizuru)

1. a bowstring

/jumizuru/ → /junzuru/

Alteration from yumizuru reading.[1]

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ゆんづる [yùńzúrú] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA^(key): [jɯ̟̃ᵝnd͡zɨᵝɾɯ̟ᵝ]

• IPA^(key): [jɯ̃ᵝɴd͡zɯᵝɾ̠ɯᵝ] (dialectal pronunciation)

弓弦 (hiragana ゆんづる, rōmaji yunzuru)

1. a bowstring