🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)

くんやく【蒟蒻・菎蒻】 : kun'yaku | define meaning

kun'yaku

Pronunciation: [kuŋ̍jaku]

Definition

Noun

Konjac (Amorphophallus konjac sp.); devil's tongue; voodoo lily; snake palm; elephant yam
Konjac jelly

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese こんにゃく【蒟蒻・菎蒻】 konnyaku "konjac; konjac jelly".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「くんやく」菎蒻（コンニャク）、蒟蒻、草ノ名根塊ヲ煑テ搗キマゼテ水ヲ加ヘ蹈ミテ糊トナリタル時石灰汁ヲ交へ樓ニ入レ石灰汁ヲ加ヘタル水ニテ煑テ食フ".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	蒟蒻菎蒻
Kana	くんやく
Romanization	kun'yaku
Pronunciation (IPA)	[kuŋ̍jaku]

意味：こんにゃく・コンニャク【蒟蒻・菎蒻】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, June 4). くんやく【蒟蒻・菎蒻】 : kun'yaku | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, June 24, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8828/kun'yaku/.