つゆ

Japanese

Etymology 1
Alternative spellings
汁
露
液

First cited to a text from 1809-1813.[1]

Unknown. Japanese references do not give any etymology.[1][2][3][4][5]

One could speculate a connection to 露 (tsuyu, “dew”), as a liquid of a soup could look like dew. The pitch accent values match, giving support to the etymology. However, this is not backed up by any sources.

Pronunciation

Noun

つゆ • (tsuyu) 

  1. broth, soup
    Synonyms: 汁 (shiru), スープ (sūpu), だし (dashi)
ざるそばとつゆ: soba noodles with tsuyu
  1. sauce, dipping sauce
    Synonyms: 付け汁 (kakejiru), めんつゆ (mentsuyu)
  2. juice; sap
    つゆの多(おお)い煮(に)物(もの)
    tsuyu no ōi nimono
    a juicy stew

Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of つゆ – see the following entry.
【露】S
[noun] dew, dewdrop
[noun] (by extension) a drop or drops of something
[noun] transience
[noun] (historical) the threads of the sleeve ends of 狩衣 (kariginu), 水干 (suikan), etc.
[noun] tears
[noun] a gratuity, tip
[noun] (historical, colloquial) Synonym of 豆板銀 (mameitagin) a lump of silver used as currency in the Edo period
[adverb] not one bit
[adverb] a few, a little
(This term, つゆ, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as つゆ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as つゆ.)

Etymology 3
For pronunciation and definitions of つゆ – see the following entry.
【梅雨】
[noun] the East Asian rainy season (from early June to early/mid-July)
Alternative spelling
黴雨
(This term, つゆ, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as つゆ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as つゆ.)

References
  1. “つゆ 【汁・露・液】”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”) Paid subscription required‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here (Note: Dialectal meanings, etymological theories, pronunciation including modern, dialectal, and historical information, Jōdai Tokushu Kanazukai, historical dictionaries containing this word, and the kanji spellings in those dictionaries have been omitted.)
  2. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. “汁”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  5. Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  6. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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