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てぃっこー【手甲】

tikkoo

Pronunciation: [tikkoː]

Definition

Noun

  1. The back of the hand

Etymology

Derived from 【手】 te "hand" and かふ【甲】 kafu, roughly meaning "shell", "armor", or "back". Cognate to standard Japanese てのこう【手の甲】 te no kou and てこう・てっこう【手甲】tekou~tekkou "back of the hand".

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OrthographyForm
Kanji手甲
Kanaてぃっこー
New Okinawa Moji廒っこー
Romanizationtikkoo
Pronunciation (IPA)[tikkoː]

意味:てのこう【手の甲】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2013, April 9). てぃっこー【手甲】 : tikkoo | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, November 12, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/191/tikkoo/.