🌏 Region(s): Kyushu (Kagoshima)
こしき : koshiki | define meaning
koshiki
Pronunciation: /kosiki/ [koɕiki]
Definition
Noun
- Leprosy
Etymology
Cognate to Nagano, Fukuoka and Kagoshima (Tanegashima) こじき kojiki; Nagasaki こおじき koojiki; Kagoshima こしき koshiki; Miyazaki and Kagoshima こしっ koshiq; Amami くじき kujiki; Okinawa (Shuri) くんち kunchi, くんちゃ kuncha and くんちゃー kunchaa; Miyako (Hirara) and Yaeyama (Ishigaki) くんきゃー kunkyaa; Yaeyama くんきゃ kunkya; and Yonaguni くつぁ kutsa "leprosy, leper". Related to Tokunoshima (Asama) くぜぃーき kuzïïki; Okinawa (Nago) くんかー kunkaa and くんきゃー kunkyaa; and standard Japanese こじき【乞食】 kojiki and its variant こつじき kotsujiki "beggar".
Notes
Variants:
こしき koshiki
こしっ koshiq ~ koshi'
こしっきゃんめ koshikkyanme
意味：ハンセンびょう【ハンセン病】、らいびょう【癩病・らい病】