🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
あどぅ : adu | define meaning
adu
Pronunciation: [ʔadu]
Definition
Noun
- Heel (of the foot)
Etymology
Cognate with Kumamoto, Kagoshima, Miyazaki and Oita あど ado "heel"; as well as Kikai and Okinawan あどぅ adu "heel".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Heel of the foot. Shánna-a-roo".
- Essay in Aid of a Grammmar and Dictionary of the Luchuan Language (1895), by Basil Hall Chamberlain, records "Adu, the heel. (Conf. atu, behind, identical with Jap. ato, behind, of which kakato, the Jap. for heel, is doubtless a compound.)".
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「あどゥ」踵（カカト）".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | あどぅ |
| New Okinawa Moji | あ嬨 |
| Romanization | adu |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔadu] |
意味：かかと・あくと・きびす・くびす【踵】、ヒール
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, May 17). あどぅ : adu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, June 3, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/2302/adu/.