なやす

Japanese

Alternative spelling
萎す

Etymology

First attested in the Shinsen Jikyō (898-901):

• 鍛 錬也 奈夜須也

  鍛／锻 (duàn): To forge. Called "nayasu"

See なえる (naeru) for more information.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) なやす [nàyáꜜsù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [na̠ja̠sɨ]

Verb

なやす • (nayasu) ^†yodan

Japanese verb pair
active	なやす
mediopassive	なえる

1. [from c. 974] (archaic) to soften
2. [from early 900s] (archaic) to forge (metal)
3. [from c. 1500] (archaic) to take away power
4. [from 1814-1842] (archaic) to raise and lower the pitch of a shakuhachi
5. [unknown] (archaic, slang, theater comedians) to be lazy and not put any effort into a performance