太し

Old Japanese

Etymology

Inflected stem of 太 (puto₁-).

Noun

太し (puto₁si) (kana ふとし)

1. stable (of shape or mind)
   • c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 2, poem 190:

     真木柱太心者有之香杼此吾心鎮目金津毛

     MAKI₂BASIRA PUTO₁KI₁ KO₂KO₂RO₂ PA ARIsikado₂ KO₂ NO₂ WA GA KO₂KO₂RO₂ SIDUme₂kanetu mo

     Though my heart is strong like tree pillars, I fail to be heartbroken.

Derived terms

• 尊し (taputo₁si)

Descendants

• Japanese: 太い (futoi)