🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
くーぶ【昆布・恨布】 : kuubu | define meaning
kuubu
Pronunciation: [kuːbu]
Definition
Noun
- Any edible kelp from the family of brown algal seaweed Laminariaceae. Kombu; konbu; edible kelp.
Etymology
Cognate with Kagoshima こっ koq (in こっのは koq no ha); Okinawan くーぶ kuubu; Yaeyama (Miyara, Hatoma) くぶ kubu; and standard Japanese こんぶ【昆布・恨布】 konbu "edible kelp" and its variant こぶ kobu.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 昆布 恨布 |
| Kana | くーぶ |
| Romanization | kuubu |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [kuːbu] |
意味：こんぶ・コンブ・こぶ・コブ【昆布・恨布】
Categories:
昆布
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, August 1). くーぶ【昆布・恨布】 : kuubu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7412/kuubu/.