つきもの

Japanese

Etymology 1
Alternative spellings
付き物
付物

From 付(つ)き (tsuki, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 付(つ)く (tsuku).”) + 物(もの) (mono).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) つき​もの [tsùkíꜜmònò] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨᵝkʲimo̞no̞]

Noun

つきもの • (tsukimono) ←つきもの (tukimono)?

  1. something that invariably accompanies something else

Etymology 2
Alternative spellings
憑き物
憑物

憑(つ)き (tsuki, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 憑(つ)く (tsuku).”) + 物(もの) (mono).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) つき​もの [tsùkíꜜmònò] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨᵝkʲimo̞no̞]

Noun

つきもの • (tsukimono) ←つきもの (tukimono)?

  1. malicious animal spirit that possesses a person

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