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いつそち【五十・５０】 : itsusochi | define meaning

itsusochi

Pronunciation: [it͡susot͡ɕi]

Definition

Noun

(Archaism) Fifty

Etymology

Attested in the 1711 混効験集 Konkoukenshuu Okinawan dictionary (p. 13), under the spelling イツソチ itsusochi. Cognate to the historically attested Japanese forms いそぢ isoji, いそ iso and い i "fifty".

Notes

The expected modern Okinawan reflex would be いちすち *ichisuchi.

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	五十５０
Kana	いつそち
Romanization	itsusochi
Pronunciation (IPA)	[it͡susot͡ɕi]

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2014, December 10). いつそち【五十・５０】 : itsusochi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 9, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1602/itsusochi/.