🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
あく【悪・惡】 : aku | define meaning
aku
Pronunciation: [ʔaku]
Definition
Noun, Prefix, Suffix
- Evil; bad; malicious; wicked; vile; foul
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese あく【悪・惡】 aku "evil". Ultimately from Chinese 【惡・恶】 "evil; hostile; bad" (cf. Mandarin è; Cantonese ok3; Hakka ok; Eastern Min áuk; Hokkien ok and oh; Sino-Korean 악 ak and 오 o; Sino-Tay ác; Sino-Vietnamese ác and ố), reconstructed for Middle Chinese as *'ak.
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「あく」悪（アク）".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 悪 惡 |
| Kana | あく |
| Romanization | aku |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔaku] |
意味：あく【悪・惡】
悪
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 9). あく【悪・惡】 : aku | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7806/aku/.