Talk:ハスカップ

etymology

Morphological breakdown perhaps hash "shrub, bush" + ka 'top, on top" + -o- 'be' + -p (nominalizer)? Mardinli Deli (talk) 08:21, 16 August 2023 (UTC)

Well, clearly, this is hashka "measles" + -p "thing". 😄

More seriously, your suggested derivation is an interesting possibility. That said, I'm not sure that ka is used as a suffixing element, and the berries don't grow on the top of the bush? Worth exploring, at any rate. ‑‑ Eiríkr Útlendi │^{Tala við mig} 19:33, 16 August 2023 (UTC)