also: ぶき
noun, used as a suffix
Suffix attached to a noun to indicate a tool or implement for wiping or cleaning that object. Common in compounds like 汗拭き (sweat wiper) or 黒板拭き (blackboard eraser).
See also: 汗拭き (あせふき)
黒板拭きを手に取る。
I pick up the blackboard eraser.
この汗拭きシートは便利だ。
These sweat-wiping sheets are handy.
noun, used as a suffix
Suffix indicating the action of wiping or cleaning the preceding noun. Often used in contexts like 窓拭き (window cleaning) or 床拭き (floor wiping).
See also: 窓拭き (まどふき)
窓拭きは週に一度の仕事だ。
Window cleaning is a once-a-week chore.
床拭きを頼まれた。
I was asked to do the floor wiping.
拭く is the verb 'to wipe'; 拭き is its nominalized suffix form used in compounds.
Nominalized form of the verb 拭く (ふく, 'to wipe'), used as a suffix in compound nouns.