燃もえ木ぎ

noun

burning wood

Rare term for wood that is burning or on fire. Not used in everyday speech; more common expressions include 燃えている木 or 燃える木.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんに「燃もえ木ぎ」という語ごが見みられるが、現げん代だいではほとんど使つかわれない。

  The word 燃木 appears in old documents, but it is hardly used today.

noun

firewood

Rare term for firewood; the usual word is 薪 (まき). This reading and kanji combination is not standard for 'firewood'.

See also: 薪

• 「燃もえ木ぎ」を「もえぎ」と読よんで薪まきの意い味みで使つかうことは、現げん代だいではまずない。

  Using 燃木 read as もえぎ to mean firewood is virtually nonexistent in modern Japanese.