Japanese

Alternative forms

• 鐔

Noun

つば ‎(romaji tsuba)

1. 鍔: the guard at the end of the grip of a sword
   • 931–938, Wamyō Ruijushō, book 5, page 45:

     鐔 唐韻云、鐔、音尋、一音潭、都美波 [...] 今俗急呼都婆 劔鼻也

   • 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho (page 620)

     Tçuba. ツバ (鍔・鐔) 刀 (Catana)の鍔, すなわち, 刀の柄（つか）に密着している, 銅やその他の金属製の円いある種の輪.

2. 鍔: the brim of a hat

Etymology 2

Noun

つば ‎(romaji tsuba)

1. 唾: saliva

References

• Doi, Tadao (1603–1604) Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 978-4-00-080021-1, published 1980.
• Minamoto, Shitagō; Kyōto Daigaku Bungakubu Kokugogaku Kokubungaku Kenkyūshitu (931–938) Shohon Shūsei Wamyō Ruijushō: Honbunhen (in Japanese), Kyōto: Rinsen, ISBN 978-4-653-00507-0, published 1968.