🌏 Region(s): Kyushu (Kagoshima)
うなくし : unakushi | define meaning
unakushi
Pronunciation: [unakuɕ(i̥)~unakus(u̥)~unakuç]
Definition
Noun
- Maggot; larva
Etymology
Cognate to Kanagawa うなこーじ unakooji; Tama (Tokyo) うなごじ unagoji; Gifu and Nagano うなごじ unagoji; Miyazaki おながむし onagamushi; Kagoshima うなくし unakushi "maggot (especially fly or hoverfly maggots)". Believed to originate from おなごうじ【女子蛆】 onago uji "female maggot".
Notes
Variants:
うなくし unakushi
うなくっ unakuq
意味：うじ【蛆】、うじむし【蛆虫】