zabutonn.

Brit.

/ˈzabʊtɒn/, U.S.

/ˈzæbʊˌtɑn/,

/ˈzɑbʊˌtɑn/

Inflections: Plural zabutons, unchanged.

Forms: 1800s– zabuton, 1900s– sabuton (rare).

Origin: A borrowing from Japanese. Etymon: Japanese zabuton.

Etymology: < Japanese zabuton (mid 19th cent.) < za seat (see zafu n.) + -buton , combining form of futon round mat or cushion (see futon n.), perhaps after zafu kind of small floor cushion to sit on (see zafu n.). Compare earlier futon n. N.E.D. (1921) gives the pronunciation as (zabu·tǫn) /zaˈbuton/.

In Japan: a flat floor cushion for sitting or kneeling on.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > support or rest > [noun] > cushion > floor cushion

boss1694

floor cushion1839

puff1877

zabuton1879

pouf1884

beanbag1969

Sagbag1974

1879 Japan Mail 10 Apr. 195/1 Five rin or half a sen for the use of a ‘zabuton’ a small cushion to sit on.

1973 A. Broinowski Take One Ambassador xii. 193 She brought a zabuton and sat on the floor on that.

2015 J. Cohen Bk. of Numbers 368 We sat, no zafu, no zabuton, sat smack in our center and zoned.

Compounds

General use as a modifier, as in zabuton cushion, zabuton pillow, etc.

ΚΠ

1920 Japan Mag. Dec. 396/2 The actor then made a sign to an understudy to bring in a chair for him, when Mr. Bowie with his stout person neatly sat down on a zabuton cushion!

1956 Pacific Stars & Stripes (Tokyo) 6 Feb. 7/3 There are also three-way control electric heating pads and electric ‘zabuton’ pillows.

2005 L. Y. Nakano Community Volunteers in Japan vii. 136 They were usually photographed grinning broadly and sitting on zabuton mats with their legs collapsed neatly underneath them.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	zabuton
释义	zabutonn. Brit. /ˈzabʊtɒn/, U.S. /ˈzæbʊˌtɑn/, /ˈzɑbʊˌtɑn/ Inflections: Plural zabutons, unchanged. Forms: 1800s– zabuton, 1900s– sabuton (rare). Origin: A borrowing from Japanese. Etymon: Japanese zabuton. Etymology: < Japanese zabuton (mid 19th cent.) < za seat (see zafu n.) + -buton , combining form of futon round mat or cushion (see futon n.), perhaps after zafu kind of small floor cushion to sit on (see zafu n.). Compare earlier futon n. N.E.D. (1921) gives the pronunciation as (zabu·tǫn) /zaˈbuton/. In Japan: a flat floor cushion for sitting or kneeling on. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > support or rest > [noun] > cushion > floor cushion boss1694 floor cushion1839 puff1877 zabuton1879 pouf1884 beanbag1969 Sagbag1974 1879 Japan Mail 10 Apr. 195/1 Five rin or half a sen for the use of a ‘zabuton’ a small cushion to sit on. 1973 A. Broinowski Take One Ambassador xii. 193 She brought a zabuton and sat on the floor on that. 2015 J. Cohen Bk. of Numbers 368 We sat, no zafu, no zabuton, sat smack in our center and zoned. Compounds General use as a modifier, as in zabuton cushion, zabuton pillow, etc. ΚΠ 1920 Japan Mag. Dec. 396/2 The actor then made a sign to an understudy to bring in a chair for him, when Mr. Bowie with his stout person neatly sat down on a zabuton cushion! 1956 Pacific Stars & Stripes (Tokyo) 6 Feb. 7/3 There are also three-way control electric heating pads and electric ‘zabuton’ pillows. 2005 L. Y. Nakano Community Volunteers in Japan vii. 136 They were usually photographed grinning broadly and sitting on zabuton mats with their legs collapsed neatly underneath them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.1879
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