杯はた

counter

counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.

Archaic reading of 杯 used as a counter for containers. In modern Japanese, 杯 is read はい for this meaning. This reading may appear in historical texts or classical contexts.

See also: 杯 (はい)

• 古こ典てんでは「一いちはたの酒さけ」のように用もちいられた。

  In classical texts, it was used like 'one cup of sake'.