こやし

Japanese
Alternative spelling
肥やし

Etymology

From the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 肥(こ)やす (koyasu, “to fertilise”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) こやし​ [kòyáshíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ja̠ɕi]

Noun

こやし • (koyashi) ←こやし (koyasi)?

  1. fertiliser
    Synonym: こえ (koe)
  2. (figurative) food for personal growth
    Synonym: かて (kate)
  3. (by extension) something that is sitting around unused
    たんすのこやし
    tansu no koyashi
    clothes sitting around in one's drawer
    HDD(ハードディスク) のこやしになっているゲーム
    hādodisuku no koyashi ni natte iru gēmu
    games that are just taking up space on my hard drive

Derived terms
  • 馬肥(うまご)やし (umagoyashi)
  • 寒肥(かんご)やし (kangoyashi)
  • 特牛肥(こっといご)やし (kottoigoyashi)

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