孑孒

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 孑孒 – see 孑孓 (“mosquito larva; wriggler; bending and stretching”). (This term is a variant form of 孑孓).

Japanese

Kanji in this term
孑	孒
ぼうふら
Hyōgai	Hyōgai
jukujikun

Alternative forms

• 孑孑, 棒振

Etymology 1

First attested in the Edo period. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?) Shift from bōfuri (see below).

Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 孑孓 (jiéjué).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぼーふら [bòófúrá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [bo̞ːɸɯ̟ɾa̠]

Noun

孑孒(ぼうふら) or 孑孒(ボウフラ) • (bōfura) ^{←ばうふら (baufura) or バウフラ (baufura)?}

1. a wriggler (mosquito larva)

   Synonyms: 孑孑 (ketsuketsu), 棒振り虫 (bōfurimushi)

Derived terms

• 孑孒(ぼうふら)踊(おどり), 孑孒(ぼうふら)踊(おど)り (bōfura odori)
• 赤(あか)孑孒(ぼうふら) (aka bōfura)
• 鬼(おに)孑孒(ぼうふら) (oni bōfura)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
孑	孒
ぼうふり
Hyōgai	Hyōgai
jukujikun

Shortened from 棒振り虫 (bōfurimushi, literally “stick-waving insect”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぼーふり [bòófúrí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [bo̞ːɸɯ̟ɾʲi]

Noun

孑孒(ぼうふり) • (bōfuri) ^{←ばうふり (baufuri)?}

1. a wriggler (mosquito larva)

See also

• 蚊(カ) (ka, “mosquito”)
• 棒振(ぼうふ)り (bōfuri)