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くっゔぁ【腓】 : kuvva | define meaning
kuvva
Pronunciation: [kuvva], [kuʋva], [kuʋʋa]
Definition
Noun
- The lower back of the leg: calf of the leg; back of the leg
Etymology
Cognate to Okinawan くんだ kunda; and standard Japanese こむら【腓】 komura or こぶら kobura "calf of the leg". Attested for Okinawan under the spelling koonda "calf of the leg" in the 1818 Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo island in the Japan Sea, by Herbert John Clifford.
意味：こむら・こぶら【腓】、ふくらはぎ【脹脛】
Categories:
腓
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2014, September 12). くっゔぁ【腓】 : kuvva | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, September 12, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3428/kuvva/.