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ふなく【船子・舟子】 : funaku | define meaning
funaku
Pronunciation: [ɸunaku]
Definition
Noun
- Sailor; seaman
Etymology
Historically attested in the Konkoukenshuu (混効験集, 1711), "Words of the Royal Palace", under the spelling ふなこ funako (#2 p. 27). Cognate with standard Japanese ふなこ【船子・舟子】 funako "sailor, seaman". Ultimately derived from ふな【船】 funa- "boat, ship" and こ【子】 -ko "child".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 船子 舟子 |
| Kana | ふなく |
| Romanization | funaku |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɸunaku] |
意味：ふなのり【船乗り】、せんいん【船員】、かいいん【海員】、ふなかた【船方】
Categories:
船子
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, September 28). ふなく【船子・舟子】 : funaku | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 6, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3708/funaku/.