壱百零八

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
壱	百	零	八
すー Grade: S	ぱー Grade: 1	りん Grade: S	ぺい Grade: 1
irregular

Alternative spellings
壹百零八 (kyūjitai) 一百零八

Borrowed from Eastern Min 一百零八 (siŏh-báh lìng báik),^[1]^[2] probably via Okinawan.^[2]

This reading first appears as 一百零八(スーパーリンパイ) (sūpārinpai) in the 1930s; before that, the reading is unclear, but it was probably Sino-Japanese ippyakureihachi.^[3]

Alternative forms

壱百零八(スーパーリンパイ) (sūpārinpai)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [sɨːpa̠ːɾʲĩmpe̞ː]

Noun

壱百零八(スーパーリンペイ) • (sūpārinpei)

(karate) suparinpei, the most advanced kata of Gōjū-ryū karate
Synonym: 百歩連 (petchūrin)

Descendants

→ English: suparinpei, suparimpei

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
壱	百	零	八
すー Grade: S	ぱー Grade: 1	りん Grade: S	ぱい Grade: 1
irregular

Alternative spellings
壹百零八 (kyūjitai) 一百零八

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [sɨːpa̠ːɾʲĩmpa̠i]

Noun

壱百零八(スーパーリンパイ) • (sūpārinpai)

Alternative form of 壱百零八 (sūpārinpei)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
壱	百	零	八
ぺっちゅーりん
Grade: S	Grade: 1	Grade: S	Grade: 1
jukujikun

Alternative spellings
壹百零八 (kyūjitai) 一百零八

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [pe̞t̚t͡ɕɨːɾʲĩɴ]

Noun

壱百零八(ペッチューリン) • (petchūrin)

Alternative spelling of 百歩連 (petchūrin)

References

^ “サンチンとスーパーリンペイの起源を中国で見つけた！”, in GREAT JOURNEY OF KARATE 3 [GREAT JOURNEY OF KARATE 3]‎^[1], 2018
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 “型の説明 Explanation of Kata”, in 国際空手道剛柔流泉武会総本部 International Karatedo Gojuryu Senbukai‎^[2], (Can we date this quote?)
^ “一百零八の読み方”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[3], 2022 June 21 (last accessed), archived from the original on 21 June 2022

[1] “サンチンとスーパーリンペイの起源を中国で見つけた！”, in GREAT JOURNEY OF KARATE 3 [GREAT JOURNEY OF KARATE 3]‎^[1], 2018

[senbukaihonbu-2] 2.0 ^2.1 “型の説明 Explanation of Kata”, in 国際空手道剛柔流泉武会総本部 International Karatedo Gojuryu Senbukai‎^[2], (Can we date this quote?)

[3] “一百零八の読み方”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[3], 2022 June 21 (last accessed), archived from the original on 21 June 2022

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