いしずえ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
礎

From 石(いし) (ishi, “stone”) + 据(す)え (sue, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 据(す)える (sueru, “to place, set (an object)”)). The sue changes to zue as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いしずえ [ìshízúé] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [iɕizɨe̞]

Noun

いしずえ • (ishizue) ^{←いしずゑ (isizwe)?}

1. foundation stone
2. (figurative) foundation (of a field of study, etc.)

Etymology 2

Proper noun

いしずえ • (Ishizue) 

1. 石杖, 石末: a surname

References

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