🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Kunigami)
いく : iku | define meaning
iku
Pronunciation: /iku/ [ˀiku]
Definition
Noun
- Japanese ternstroemia (sp. Ternstroemia gymnanthera)
Etymology
Cognate to Yoron and Kunigami (Ogimi, Oku) いく iku; and Okinawan (Shuri, Yomitan) いーく iiku "Japanese ternstroemia".
Possibly related to Yaeyama (Iriomote) いぞき izoki [ʔidzoki]; Yaeyama (Iriomote) いじょーき ijooki; Yaeyama (Kohama) いんじょーぎ injoogi; Yaeyama (Komi) いじゅき ijuki; Yaeyama (Hatoma) いぞいきー izoikii [ʔidzoikiː]; and Yonaguni いーず iizu "Japanese ternstroemia". Possibly also related to Kagoshima (Takarajima) いじゅうのき ijuu no ki; Amami (all islands), Tokunoshima, Okinoerabu and Okinawa いじゅ iju; Amami, Tokunoshima, Okinoerabu and Kunigami (Oku) いじゅー ijuu; Amami (Shokazu) いじゅんき ijunki; Okinoerabu (Amata) いじゅき ijuki; Kunigami (Oku) いじゅーぎー ijuugii and いずー izuu; Okinawan っんじゅ qnju ~ 'nju; and Okinawan っんじゅぬき qnju nu ki ~ 'nju nu ki "needlewood tree (sp. Schima wallichii ssp. liukiuensi)". Borrowed into standard Japanese as イジュ・いじゅ【伊集】 iju "needlewood tree".
Regional accounts of both the Japanese ternstroemia tree and the needlewood tree describe using their bark to create fish poison.
Notes
In the Ryukyu Islands, wood from the Japanese ternstroemia tree is said to be used for making Okinawan oars known as っゑーく qweeku.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | いく |
| Romanization | iku |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | /iku/ [ˀiku] |
意味：もっこく・モッコク【木斛】