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こじき

kojiki

Definition

Noun

  1. 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".

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意味:ハンセンびょう【ハンセン病】、らいびょう【癩病・らい病】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, September 14). こじき : kojiki | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 7, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/5509/kojiki/.