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esaman

エサマン noun Corpus ↗

esaman.n

カワウソ;カワウソ。 〔知分類 p.148〕 {E;川獺 · an otter

6 recordings · 3 dialects (千歳、沙流、鵡川) · citation form from 千歳

Attested usage 38 hits

Esaman ka horkew ka

カワウソも狼も

沙流・千歳 · 神崎 雅好

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Historical records

Ezo hōgen moshiogusa (1792) ↗

These entries have the same editorial modern reading as this headword. Compare the recorded gloss and reading confidence when distinguishing meanings.

  • イシヤマニ · Page 4, line 12 ↗

    獺 かハうそ

    Modern reading: esaman

    Reading confidence: Low

    National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics· 坤巻

    Reading source and corrections

    自動読解(第1回)、辞書照合済:田村1996 s.v. esaman「カワウソ。…」

Readings and transcription excerpts from Early Records of the Ainu Language, adapted for this index. Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Recordings across dialects

千歳 1

form (latin)kanaposgloss (as recorded)sourcematch
esamanエサマンカワウソ。アイヌ語千歳方言辞典seed

沙流 4

form (latin)kanaposgloss (as recorded)sourcematch
esamanエサマン【名】[動物] カワウソ。 〔知分類 p.148〕 {E: an otter.} ⦅テープ⦆アイヌ語沙流方言辞典exact
esamanエサマンesamanエサマン 【esaman】カワウソ.萱野茂のアイヌ語辞典exact
esamanカワウソトピック別 アイヌ語会話辞典exact
esaman[動物] 川獺(カワウソ)アイヌ語電子辞書exact

鵡川 1

form (latin)kanaposgloss (as recorded)sourcematch
esamanカワウソアイヌ語鵡川方言日本語‐アイヌ語辞典exact