🌏 Region(s): Kyushu (Kagoshima)
ゆくさ・いくさ【良くさ】 : yukusa | define meaning
yukusa
Pronunciation: /jukusa/, /ikusa/
Definition
Expression
- An expression of appreciation at someones arrival. "Welcome!"
- ゆくさおさいじゃした、かごっめ
yukusa osaijashita, kago'me
"Welcome to Kagoshima"
- ゆくさおさいじゃした、かごっめ
Etymology
Derived from the adverb ゆ【良】 yu "well" and the ending くさ kusa, itself likely a fusion of the emphatic particle こそ koso and the topic paricle は wa. Cognate to the standard Japanese expression ようこそ youkoso "welcome".
Notes
The expression ゆくさ yukusa used in the Kagoshima dialect is generally followed by an honorific verbal construction, such as おさいじゃした osaijashita or おじゃったもした ojatta moshita, and subsequently the place of arrival.
Variants: いくさ【良くさ】 ikusa and ゆっさ【良っさ】 yussa.
意味：ようこそ