"火" meaning in Old Japanese

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Noun

Forms: pi₂ [romanization], ひ [hiragana]
Etymology: From Proto-Japonic *poy. Apophonic form of po₁ (see below). Compare the development of 木 (ki₂, ko₂-, “tree”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|ojp|pi2}}, {{inh|ojp|jpx-pro|*poy|sort=ひ}} Proto-Japonic *poy Head templates: {{head|ojp|noun|kana|ひ|sort=ひ|tr=pi₂}} 火 (pi₂) (kana ひ)
  1. a fire
    Sense id: en-火-ojp-noun-PFnnoIYJ Categories (other): Old Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Old Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Fire Disambiguation of Old Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Old Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Fire: 33 0 33 33
  2. (by extension) a light Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-火-ojp-noun-SjdikRaZ Categories (other): Old Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Old Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Old Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Old Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 25 25 25 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 火の神 (pi2 no2 kami2) (english: fire deity), 葦火 (asipi2) (english: fire using dried reed as kindling or fuel)
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: ほ [hiragana]
Etymology: Combining form of pi₂ above, probably the older form. Etymology templates: {{etymid|ojp|po}} Head templates: {{head|ojp|noun|kana|ほ|sort=ほ|tr=po₁ → po}} 火 (po₁ → po) (kana ほ)
  1. a fire Derived forms: (potaru) (english: firefly), 火の神 (po no2 kami2) (english: fire deity), (pono2po) (english: flame)
    Sense id: en-火-ojp-noun-PFnnoIYJ1 Categories (other): Old Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Old Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Fire Disambiguation of Old Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Old Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Fire: 33 0 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: pu [romanization], ふ [hiragana]
Etymology: Appears in only one poem in the Man'yōshū (c. 759 CE) as a compound, see derived term 葦火 (asipu). According to Vovin (2011) p. 222, this is the vowel raising of the nucleus of Proto-Japonic *poy to *puy, followed by deletion of the *-y consonant. Etymology templates: {{etymid|ojp|pu}}, {{C.E.|nodots=1}} CE, {{CE}} CE, {{circa2|759 <small class='ce-date'>CE</small>|short=1}} c. 759 CE, {{jpx-ref|Vovin (2011) p. 222}} Vovin (2011) p. 222, {{inh|ojp|jpx-pro|*poy|sort=ふ}} Proto-Japonic *poy Head templates: {{head|ojp|noun|kana|ふ|sort=ふ|tr=pu}} 火 (pu) (kana ふ)
  1. (regional, Central Eastern Old Japanese) a fire Tags: regional Derived forms: 富士 (Puzi) (english: Mount Fuji; disputed; might be an Ainu loanword), 葦火 (asipu) (english: fire using dried reed as kindling or fuel)
    Sense id: en-火-ojp-noun-PFnnoIYJ1 Categories (other): Old Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Regional Old Japanese, Old Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Old Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Old Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Fire Disambiguation of Old Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Old Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 18 18 18 47 Disambiguation of Old Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Fire: 33 0 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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      },
      "expansion": "火 (pu) (kana ふ)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ojp",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "Regional Old Japanese"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a fire"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "regional",
          "regional#English"
        ],
        [
          "fire",
          "fire"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "Central Eastern Old Japanese",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(regional, Central Eastern Old Japanese) a fire"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "regional"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Man'yōshū"
  ],
  "word": "火"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 火 meaning in Old Japanese (5.5kB)

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: po₁ → po",
  "path": [
    "火"
  ],
  "section": "Old Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "火",
  "trace": ""
}

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