🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
うちぐさ【浮草・浮ち草・浮萍・萍】 : uchigusa | define meaning
uchigusa
Pronunciation: [ʔut͡ɕiɡusa]
Definition
Noun
- Any aquatic plant that floats on the surface of water
- (Especially) Duckweed; water lentil; water lense
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese うきぐさ【浮き草・浮草・浮萍・萍】 ukigusa "duckweed".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「うきぐさ」浮草（ウキグサ）、萍".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 浮草 浮ち草 浮萍 萍 |
| Kana | うちぐさ |
| Romanization | uchigusa |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔut͡ɕiɡusa] |
意味：うきくさ・うきぐさ【浮き草・浮草・浮萍・萍】、あおうきくさ【青浮草・青萍】、みずくさ・すいそう【水草】
Categories:
浮草
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, October 21). うちぐさ【浮草・浮ち草・浮萍・萍】 : uchigusa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7752/uchigusa/.