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げけ【咳気】

geke

Pronunciation: [ɡeke]

Definition

Noun

  1. (Health) Cold; common cold

Etymology

Cognate to standard Japanese がいき【咳気】 gaiki "coughing fit; lung infection" and its variant がいけ gaike. Used in numerous regions to refer to the common cold.

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OrthographyForm
Kanji咳気
Kanaげけ
Romanizationgeke
Pronunciation (IPA)[ɡeke]

意味:かぜ【風邪】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, February 1). げけ【咳気】 : geke | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, November 12, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1301/geke/.