高麗錦

Japanese
Kanji in this term
高 麗 錦
こま にしき
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kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
狛錦

Etymology

Compound from 高麗(こま) (koma, another name of "Goguryeo"; an ancient word to refer "Korea" in general use) + 錦(にしき) (nishiki, “brocade”).

Attested in the Man'yōshū, c. 759.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) こまに​しき [kòmá níꜜshìkì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ma̠ ɲ̟iɕikʲi]

Noun

高麗(こま)錦(にしき) • (koma nishiki) 

  1. (historical) a brocade imported from Goguryeo; an ancient Korean styled brocade
  2. a pillow word for 紐(ひも) (himo, “string”)

See also

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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