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ろーすく【蝋燭・蠟燭】 : roosuku | define meaning

roosuku

Pronunciation: [ɾoːsuku]

Definition

Noun

(Uncommon) Candle

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese ろうそく【蝋燭・蠟燭】 rousoku "candle".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Candle and stick together. Daw'secoo".

Notes

Variant: どーすく doosuku

More commonly just どー【蝋・蠟】 doo "candle".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	蝋燭蠟燭
Kana	ろーすく
Romanization	roosuku
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ɾoːsuku]

意味：ろうそく【蝋燭・蠟燭】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 27). ろーすく【蝋燭・蠟燭】 : roosuku | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8003/roosuku/.