うきぶくろ
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Japanese
[edit]Alternative spellings |
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浮き袋 浮袋 浮き囊 (rare) 鰾 |
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Etymology
[edit]From 浮き (uki, “連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 浮く (uku).”) + 袋 (fukuro). The fukuro changes to bukuro as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]うきぶくろ • (ukibukuro) ←うきぶくろ (ukibukuro)?