こがらし

Japanese

Alternative spellings
木枯らし 木枯し 凩

Etymology

"Tree-wilter", 木(こ) (ko) + 枯(か)らし (karashi, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 枯(か)らす (karasu).). The karashi changes to garashi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こがらし [kògáꜜràshì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ɡa̠ɾa̠ɕi]

Noun

こがらし • (kogarashi) ^{←こがらし (kogarasi)?}

1. a kind of strong wind in Japan between late autumn and early winter