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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 to 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".
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】