🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
かぐ【駕籠】 : kagu | define meaning
kagu
Pronunciation: [kaɡu]
Definition
Noun
- Palanquin; sedan chair
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese かご【駕籠】 kago "palanquin".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo island in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Palanquin chair, Kagóo".
- Commodore Perry's Expedition to Japan (1853), in The Ladies' Garland and Dollar Magazine (1848), Volume 13, by Samuel D. Patterson, records "[...] the native Kagoo, the only kind of Loo-Choan carriage extant. The kagoo is a mere box, about two feet in height [...]".
- Essay in Aid of a Grammmar and Dictionary of the Luchuan Language (1895), by Basil Hall Chamberlain, records
"Kagu, a sort of palanquin: kagu-kachi—in Jap. kago-kaki, a palanquin-bearer. (Jap. kago.)"
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 駕籠 |
| Kana | かぐ |
| Romanization | kagu |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [kaɡu] |
意味：かご【駕籠】、こし【輿】
Categories:
駕籠
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, January 22). かぐ【駕籠】 : kagu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 25, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6813/kagu/.