揺籃

See also: 搖籃 and 摇篮

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
揺	籃
よう Grade: S	らん Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese compound 搖籃 (yew lam, literally “shake, rock + basket”).

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) よーらん [yòóráń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA^(key): [jo̞ːɾã̠ɴ]

Noun

揺籃 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 搖籃, hiragana ようらん, rōmaji yōran, historical hiragana えうらん)

(archaic) a rocking cradle (for a baby)
(figuratively, by extension) infancy; early stages of something
揺籃 (ようらん)の地 (ち)
yōran no chi
place of the beginning[2]

Derived terms

Derived terms

揺籃歌 (ようらんか) (yōranka) a lullaby
揺籃期 (ようらんき) (yōranki) infancy; early stages of something

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
揺	籃
ゆり Grade: S	かご Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Compound of 揺 (yuri, “rocking”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 揺る yuru “to rock; to shake”) +‎ 籃 (kago, “basket”).[3]

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) ゆりかご [yùríkágó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA^(key): [jɯ̟ᵝɾʲika̠ɡo̞]

Alternative forms

揺り籠 (more common spelling)

Noun

揺籃 (hiragana ゆりかご, rōmaji yurikago)

a rocking cradle (for a baby)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Kyōsuke Kindaichi et al. (eds.) (1974), 三省堂国語辞典 (Sanseidō Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō
1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

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