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あぎ【顎・頤・腭】

agi

Definition

Noun

  1. Chin

Etymology

Cognate to standard Japanese あご【顎・頤・腭】 ago and あぎと【顎門・顎・鰓】 agito "chin; jaw". The unreduced form in the Kagoshima variant indicates the word may have ended in a historically long vowel.

Notes

Variant: あーぎ aagi. Variants found in compounds include あぐ agu and あご ago.

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Romanizationagi

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2013, February 6). あぎ【顎・頤・腭】 : agi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, October 22, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1656/agi/.