やぎ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
柳

From Old Japanese. First attested in the Man'yōshū of 759.

Ultimate derivation unclear. Theories include:

• Shorter form of やなぎ (yanagi, “willow”), omitting the medial な (na).
• From Middle Chinese 楊 (MC yang) + 木 (ki, “tree”).
• From Middle Chinese 楊 (MC yang) + い (i, possible epenthesis; see also development of 銭 (zeni) from older sen), with resultant /jiaŋi/ realizing in Japanese phonology as yagi.

Generally only found in compounds.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ja̠ɡʲi]

• Pitch accent depends on the compound word

Noun

やぎ • (yagi) 

1. [from 759] willow tree

Further reading

• Entry at Nihon Jiten (in Japanese)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of やぎ – see the following entry.

【山羊】 [noun] [from 1523?] a goat (animal) Alternative spellings 野羊, ヤギ

(This term, やぎ (yagi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as やぎ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as やぎ.)

Etymology 3

The reading of various names.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) やぎ [yàgí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ja̠ɡʲi]

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of やぎ – see the following entries.

【八木】 [proper noun] a surname

【屋宜】 [proper noun] a surname

(This term, やぎ (yagi), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as やぎ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as やぎ.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 矢木, 八記, 八樹, 矢儀, 八代, 野寄, 矢樹, 屋木, 柳吉, 矢城, 八鬼, 谷木, 八城, 矢来, 箭木.)