つぶし
Pronunciation: [t͡sɨbɯ̟ɕi]
“つぶし” is a Japanese word. Its 15 meanings in English:
noun
- 潰, 潰し: the act of crushing
- 潰, 潰し: the act of melting utensils to ore
- 潰, 潰し: abbreviation of 潰島田 (tsubushishimada, “a type of Edo period hairdo by women”)
- 潰, 潰し: the act of destroying; destruction
- 潰, 潰し: a good-for-nothing
- 潰, 潰し: something timewasting; something time-consuming
- 潰, 潰し: something that obstructs
- 潰, 潰し: (slang, used by criminals) unlicensed prostitute; vagrant
- 潰, 潰し: (dialect, Niigata (Sado, Naka-Kubiki)) an animal such as a horse or a cow that cannot move
- 潰, 潰し: (dialect, Niigata (Sado)) a weight attached to a fishing line
- thigh
- ankle
- knee
- heel
- 陰虱: (obsolete) synonym of 毛虱 (kejirami, “crab louse”)
Etymology
The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of 潰す (tsubusu, “to crush”).
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