一切經音義 100.40

100.40

碓臼（上堆誨反下音舊顧野王云碓所以用舂也說文從石隹聲臼亦舂穀也古者掘地為臼其後鑿木或石而作中點象形也）。

Pestle and mortar (碓臼: the upper character has the fanqie duī + huì [duì]; the lower has the pronunciation jiù. Gu Yewang says: 'A duì is that which is used to pound [grain].' The Shuowen jiezi says: 'Formed from 石 (stone) with 隹 phonetic. A jiù is also for pounding grain. In ancient times, holes were dug in the earth to serve as mortars; later, wood or stone was hollowed out to make them; the dots in the middle are pictographic').