"丸太" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ma̠ɾɯ̟ᵝta̠] Forms: 丸太 [canonical] (ruby: (まる), ()), maruta [romanization], まろた [alternative, hiragana], marota [Rōmaji]
Etymology: Compound of 丸 (maru, “circle; round”) + 太 (ta, “fat”, here possibly emphasizing the roundness). First cited to a text from 1633. Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|丸|太|pos2=here possibly emphasizing the roundness|sort=まるた|t1=circle; round|t2=fat|tr1=maru|tr2=ta}} 丸 (maru, “circle; round”) + 太 (ta, “fat”, here possibly emphasizing the roundness) Head templates: {{ja-noun|まるた}} 丸(まる)太(た) • (maruta)
  1. a log: unsawn lumber (UK) or timber (US), a section of a tree cut to a length and with the bark removed, but otherwise round and unfinished Tags: uncommon Synonyms: 丸木, 丸太ん棒
    Sense id: en-丸太-ja-noun-USWmUhug Categories (other): Japanese words with multiple readings Disambiguation of Japanese words with multiple readings: 13 34 19 28 5
  2. alternate name for the 似鯉(にごい) (nigoi) fish (Hemibarbus barbus); more commonly known as ニゴイ (nigoi) Tags: uncommon
    Sense id: en-丸太-ja-noun-ObXFl6hZ Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese words with multiple readings Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 13 36 22 27 2 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 6 48 33 12 1 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 11 38 24 25 2 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 12 37 23 26 2 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 12 35 24 27 2 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 11 37 23 26 2 Disambiguation of Japanese words with multiple readings: 13 34 19 28 5
  3. the Pacific redfin (Tribolodon brandtii); more commonly known as マルタウグイ (maruta ugui) Tags: uncommon
    Sense id: en-丸太-ja-noun-627-QJrv Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese words with multiple readings Disambiguation of Japanese words with multiple readings: 13 34 19 28 5
  4. (historical, slang) during the Edo period, derogatory term for an unlicensed prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun as a form of disguise from the authorities (from the way the shaven head looks a bit like a debarked log, and from the way that they both roll around) Tags: historical, slang, uncommon
    Sense id: en-丸太-ja-noun-zGOuhZOH Categories (other): Japanese words with multiple readings Disambiguation of Japanese words with multiple readings: 13 34 19 28 5
  5. (historical) human test subjects of Unit 731 Tags: historical, uncommon
    Sense id: en-丸太-ja-noun-gvrhM-4O
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 丸太小屋 (maruta-goya) (ruby: 丸太小屋(まるたごや)) (english: a log cabin), 丸太ん棒: a log (marutanbō) (ruby: 丸太(まるた), (ぼう)) (english: more casual), 丸太魚: a maruta fish: a ニゴイ (nigoi) (ruby: 丸太魚(まるたうお)), 丸太式舞台: a log-style stage (maruta-shiki butai) [theater, entertainment, lifestyle], made of hewn logs, 丸太舟 (marutabune) (ruby: 丸太舟(まるたぶね)) (english: a kind of boat made of logs and used mainly on Lake Biwa starting from the medieval period), 丸太洗い (marutārai) (ruby: 丸太洗(まるたあら)) (english: logs used to shore up the bottom of a reservoir pond or sewer outlet) Related terms: 丸太に糠釘: → a metaphor for one's intention (maruta ni nukakugi) (english: a tack into a log), feelings not getting through to another person, much as a tack will not go through a log

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      "ipa": "[ma̠ɾɯ̟ᵝta̠]"
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        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "unlicensed",
          "unlicensed"
        ],
        [
          "prostitute",
          "prostitute"
        ],
        [
          "Buddhist",
          "Buddhist"
        ],
        [
          "nun",
          "nun"
        ],
        [
          "disguise",
          "disguise"
        ],
        [
          "authorities",
          "authorities"
        ],
        [
          "shaven",
          "shaven"
        ],
        [
          "debark",
          "debark"
        ],
        [
          "roll around",
          "roll around"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical, slang) during the Edo period, derogatory term for an unlicensed prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun as a form of disguise from the authorities (from the way the shaven head looks a bit like a debarked log, and from the way that they both roll around)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical",
        "slang",
        "uncommon"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with historical senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "human test subjects of Unit 731"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "human",
          "human"
        ],
        [
          "test",
          "test"
        ],
        [
          "subject",
          "subject"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) human test subjects of Unit 731"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical",
        "uncommon"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "まるた"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ma̠ɾɯ̟ᵝta̠]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Daijisen",
    "Shogakukan",
    "Tōkyō",
    "ja:大辞泉",
    "ja:松村明"
  ],
  "word": "丸太"
}

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