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うほーく【多く】 : uhooku | define meaning

uhooku

Pronunciation: [ʔuhoːku]

Definition

Noun

A lot; many; plenty
1. うほーくぬっちゅ【多くぬ人】
  uhooku nu cchu
  "A lot of people"
2. あみぬうほーくふてぃ【雨ぬ多く降てぃ】
  ami nu uhooku futi
  "Raining hard" (adapted from Chamberlain, 1895)

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese おおく【多く】 ooku "many (people)".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Count, to. Oohaw'koo-oong * This is probably Oowhoko, signifying a great many persons".
Essay in Aid of a Grammar and Dictionary of the Luchuan Language (1895), by Basil Hall Chamberlain, records "uhōku [...] greatly".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	多く
Kana	うほーく
Romanization	uhooku
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ʔuhoːku]

意味：おおく【多く】、たくさん【沢山】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, September 27). うほーく【多く】 : uhooku | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, October 12, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7493/uhooku/.