🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
すく【燭】 : suku | define meaning
suku
Pronunciation: [suku]
Definition
Noun
- Light (of a candle); candlelight
- Unit of measurement for luminous intensity. Candlepower.
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese しょく【燭】 shoku "light (of a candle)" and its variant そく soku.
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Candlestick. Soócoo † This word signifies both a cask and a candlestick", "Candle and stick together. Daw'secoo", and "Wick of a candle. Skeecoótshee".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 燭 |
| Kana | すく |
| Romanization | suku |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [suku] |
意味：しょく・そく【燭】
燭
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 27). すく【燭】 : suku | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7999/suku/.