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どー【蝋・蠟】 : doo | define meaning
doo
Pronunciation: [doː]
Definition
Noun
- Candle
Etymology
Cognate with Okinawan どー doo; Okinawan and Yaeyama (Hatoma) ろー roo "candle"; standard Japanese ろう【蝋・蠟】 rou "wax". Ultimately from Chinese 【蠟・蜡】 "wax, candle" (cf. Mandarin là; Cantonese laap6; Min Dong lăk; Hokkien la̍h and la̍p; Sino-Korean 랍 rap and 납 nap; Sino-Vietnamese rệp, lạp and sáp), reconstructed for Middle Chinese as *lap.
Historical attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo island in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Candle. Daw", "Candlestick. Soócoo" and "Candle and stick together. Daw'secoo".
- Voyage of His Majesty's Ship Alceste: Along the Coast of Corea, to the Island of Lewchew, with an Account of Her Subsequent Shipwreck (1818), by John M'Leod, records "Candle. Doe".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 蝋 蠟 |
| Kana | どー |
| Romanization | doo |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [doː] |
意味：ろうそく【蝋燭・蠟燭】
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, December 17). どー【蝋・蠟】 : doo | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, October 12, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6771/doo/.