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ぬすと【盗人】 : nusuto | define meaning
nusuto
Pronunciation: [nus(u̥)to]
Definition
Noun
- Thief
Etymology
Cognate to Tottori ぬしと nushito; Niigata and Takajima (Nagasaki) のすっと nosutto; Amakusa (Kumamoto) ぬすど nusudo and ぬすっと nusutto; Kagoshima ぬすと nusuto, ぬしと nushito and ぬいど nuido; Kagoshima and Tokunoshima ぬしど nushido; Okinawan ぬすどぅ nusudu and ぬする nusuru; and standard Japanese ぬすびと【盗人】 nusubito, ぬすっと nusutto and ぬすと nusuto "thief". Ultimately a compound of ぬすむ【盗む・偸む】 nusumu "to steal" and ひと【人】 hito "person".
Spelling
Orthography | Form |
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Kanji | 盗人 |
Kana | ぬすと |
Romanization | nusuto |
Pronunciation (IPA) | [nus(u̥)to] |
意味:ぬすびと・ぬすっと・ぬすと【盗人】、どろぼう【泥棒・泥坊】、とうぞく【盗賊】