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たまぐき【玉茎】 : tamaguki | define meaning
tamaguki
Pronunciation: /tamaɡuki/
Definition
Noun
- (Archaism) Penis
Etymology
Compound of たま【玉】 tama "ball, jewel, jade" and the rendaku form of くき【玉茎】 kuki "stalk". Ultimately a calque of the classical Chinese term 【玉莖・玉茎】 "penis" (cf. Mandarin yùjīng, yùjìng; Cantonese juk6 ging3; Sino-Japanese ぎょっけい gyokkei), reconstructed for Middle Chinese as *ngjow heang.
Historical attestations
- The Dictionarivm latino lvsitanicvm, ac Iaponicvm (1595) records "Membro viril. Iap. Guiocqei, tamaguqi."
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 玉茎 |
| Kana | たまぐき |
| Romanization | tamaguki |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | /tamaɡuki/ |
意味：だんこん【男根】、いんけい【陰茎】、ぎょっけい【玉茎】
Categories:
玉茎
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, March 27). たまぐき【玉茎】 : tamaguki | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 7, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/5706/tamaguki/.