揺籃

See also: 搖籃 and 摇篮

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
揺	籃
よう Grade: S	らん Hyōgai
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
搖籃 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese compound 搖籃／摇篮 (yew lam, literally “shake, rock + basket”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) よーらん [yòóráń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [jo̞ːɾã̠ɴ]

Noun

揺(よう)籃(らん) • (yōran) ^{←えうらん (euran)?}

1. (archaic) a rocking cradle (for a baby)
2. (figuratively, by extension) infancy; early stages of something

   揺籃(ようらん)の地(ち)

   yōran no chi

   place of the beginning^[2]

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 揺籃歌(ようらんか) (yōranka) a lullaby
• 揺籃期(ようらんき) (yōranki) infancy; early stages of something

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
揺	籃
ゆり Grade: S	かご Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
搖籃 (kyūjitai)

Compound of 揺 (yuri, “rocking”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 揺る yuru “to rock; to shake”) +‎ 籃 (kago, “basket”).^[3]

Alternative forms

• 揺り籠 (more common spelling)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ゆりかご [yùríkágó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [jɯ̟ɾʲika̠ɡo̞]

Noun

揺(ゆり)籃(かご) • (yurikago) 

1. a rocking cradle (for a baby)

References

1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. Kyōsuke Kindaichi et al. (eds.) (1974), 三省堂国語辞典 (Sanseidō Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō
3. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN