"かむだち" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

Forms: kamudachi [romanization]
Etymology: /kabi tati/ → */kabutat͡ɕi/ → /kamudat͡ɕi/, /kãɴdat͡ɕi/ Sound shift from older kabitati, itself a compound of 黴 (kabi, “mold”) + 発ち (tachi, “arising”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 発つ (tatsu), "to arise"). Attested in the Wamyō Ruijushō of 938 with the phonetic spelling 加無太知 (ka mu ta ti). Prior to script reforms, the kana ん, む, and hentaigana 无 were used to spell both the mu sound and the moraic nasal spelled in modern Japanese as ん (n). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|ん}} ん (n) Head templates: {{ja-noun}} かむだち • (kamudachi)
  1. 麹: (rare) koji: a mold, Aspergillus oryzae, used as a starter for fermenting rice, barley, soybeans, etc. to make sake, miso, etc. Wikipedia link: Japanese script reform, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, Wamyō Ruijushō Derived forms: (kōji) (ruby: (こうじ)) (english: more-common modern reading)

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