English
komatasukui
Komatasukui comes from Japanese 小股掬い.
- Japanesemodern小股掬い
- Englishtodaykomatasukui
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Japanesemodern小股掬い
- Englishtodaykomatasukui
The story
Borrowed from Japanese 小股掬い, meaning "over thigh scooping body drop".
Every English word from Japanese 小股掬い
Today it means
noun A kimarite in which the attacker attempts to throw his opponent and, when the opponent steps forward to defend himself, the attacker grabs his leg, near the thigh, and pulls upward driving the opponent over backwards.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 小股掬い / komatasukui