ひきや

Japanese

Alternative spellings
曳家 曳き家 (less common) 引家 (rare) 引き家 (rare)

Etymology

From 曳(ひ)き (hiki, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 曳(ひ)く (hiku).”) + 家(や) (ya).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ひきや [hìkíyá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [çikʲija̠]

Noun

ひきや • (hikiya) ^{←ひきや (fikya)?}

1. relocating a building without prior disassembly

Synonyms

• 曳舞(ひきまい) (hikimai)