🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
いりく【海参・煎海鼠・熬海鼠】 : iriku | define meaning
iriku
Pronunciation: [ʔiɾiku]
Definition
Noun
- Dried sea cucumber
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese いりこ【海参・煎海鼠・熬海鼠】 iriko "dried sea cucumber".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「いりく」煎海鼠（イリコ）".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 海参 煎海鼠 熬海鼠 |
| Kana | いりく |
| Romanization | iriku |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔiɾiku] |
意味：いりこ【海参・煎海鼠・熬海鼠】
Categories:
海参
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, October 21). いりく【海参・煎海鼠・熬海鼠】 : iriku | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7750/iriku/.