🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
なーく【脈・脉】 : naaku | define meaning
naaku
Pronunciation: [naːku]
Definition
Noun
- Pulse; heart beat
- Vein
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese みゃく【脈・脉】 myaku "pulse".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Heart. Nácoo".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 脈 脉 |
| Kana | なーく |
| Romanization | naaku |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [naːku] |
意味：みゃく【脈・脉】
Categories:
脈
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, January 4). なーく【脈・脉】 : naaku | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, February 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8361/naaku/.