🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ほーとぅくー【鳩くー・鴿くー】 : hootu kuu | define meaning
hootu kuu
Pronunciation: [hoːtukuː]
Definition
Noun
- Birdcage; bird cage
- Pigeon cage; dove cage
Etymology
From ほーとぅ【鳩・鴿】 hootu "dove, pigeon" and くー kuu "cage".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Bird-cage. Hótoo-coo".
Notes
Synonym: そーみなーくー soominaa kuu.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 鳩くー 鴿くー |
| Kana | ほーとぅくー |
| New Okinawa Moji | ほー婢くー |
| Romanization | hootu kuu |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [hoːtukuː] |
意味：とりかご【鳥籠・鳥篭・鳥かご】
Categories:
鳩くー
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 22). ほーとぅくー【鳩くー・鴿くー】 : hootu kuu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7936/hootukuu/.