🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
なかぐすく【中城】 : nakagusuku | define meaning
nakagusuku
Pronunciation: [nakaɡusuku]
Definition
Name
- (Place) Nakagusuku castle
Etymology
Cognate with Okinawan なかぐすく nakagusuku and なかぐしく nakagushiku "Nakafusuku castle". From なか【中】 naka "middle, center" and ぐすく gusuku "castle".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- おもろさうし Omoro Saushi (1531-1623) records "なかくすく".
- 混効験集 Konkoukenshuu (1711), "Words of the Royal Palace", records "「中城の美御前かなし」 御太子の御事".
- Commodore Perry's Expedition to Japan (1853), in The Ladies' Garland and Dollar Magazine (1848), Volume 13, by Samuel D. Patterson, records "Na-ga-gus-ko" and "Nagugusko".
- Essay in Aid of a Grammmar and Dictionary of the Luchuan Language (1895), by Basil Hall Chamberlain, records "Naka-Gusiku".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 中城 |
| Kana | なかぐすく |
| Romanization | nakagusuku |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [nakaɡusuku] |
意味：なかぐすくじょう【中城城】
Categories:
中城
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, January 22). なかぐすく【中城】 : nakagusuku | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 25, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6812/nakagusuku/.