Friday word: Ikebana

[med_cat]

ikebana, n. \ˌi-kā-ˈbä-nə, ˌi-ki-, ˌē-\

: the Japanese art of flower arranging that emphasizes form and balance

Etymology:

Japanese, from ikeru to keep alive, arrange + hana flower

Comments

[prettygoodword]

And in case you're wondering, yeah, /h/ often changes to /b/ when it's part of a compound. (Not always, though, and there's no actual rule that lets you predict when it'll happen -- so if you're learning the language, you have to memorize the instances one at a time.)

[med_cat]

Thank you for the info!