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こさんだけ【小桟竹・虎山竹・五三竹】 : kosandake | define meaning

kosandake

Pronunciation: /kosaNdake/ [kosan̩dake]

Definition

Noun

Fishpole bamboo (sp. Phyllostachys aurea); golden bamboo; monk's belly bamboo; fairyland bamboo

Etymology

Cognate to Kagoshima こさんだけ kosandake; Amami くさんでー kusandee or くさんでェー kusandëë; and Okinawan くさんだき kusandaki "fishpole bamboo".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	小桟竹虎山竹五三竹
Kana	こさんだけ
Romanization	kosandake
Pronunciation (IPA)	/kosaNdake/ [kosan̩dake]

意味：ほていちく・ホテイチク【布袋竹】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, September 13). こさんだけ【小桟竹・虎山竹・五三竹】 : kosandake | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 8, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/5505/kosandake/.