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くゎし・くぁし【菓子】 : kwashi | define meaning

kwashi

Pronunciation: [kʷaɕi]

Definition

Noun

Pastry; sweets; confectionery

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese かし【菓子】 kashi "pastry, sweets, confectionery".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Bread. Quáshee", "Bread-basket, or tray. Quáshee boong", "Cake, a sweet flowered. Magia quáshee" and "Bake bread, to. Quáshee soókooyoong".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	菓子
Kana	くゎしくぁし
New Okinawa Moji	彩し
Romanization	kwashi
Pronunciation (IPA)	[kʷaɕi]

意味：かし【菓子】、おかし【お菓子・御菓子】

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Categories:

Food

菓子

Tags: Okinawan Language, Uchinaaguchi, Ryukyuan Languages, 沖縄方言, 沖縄語, うちなーぐち, 沖縄口, 琉球方言, 琉球語...

Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 9). くゎし・くぁし【菓子】 : kwashi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 6, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7823/kwashi/.