🌏 Region(s): Kyushu (Kagoshima)
ゆくさ・いくさ【良くさ】 : yukusa | define meaning
yukusa
Pronunciation: /jukusa/, /ikusa/
Definition
Expression
- An expression of appreciation at someones arrival. "Welcome!"
- ゆくさおさいじゃした、かごっめ
yukusa osaijashita, kago'me
"Welcome to Kagoshima" - ゆくさおさいじゃしたもした
yukusa osaijashita moshita
"Welcome!"
- ゆくさおさいじゃした、かごっめ
Etymology
Derived from the adverb ゆ【良】 yu "well" and the ending くさ kusa, itself likely a fusion of the emphatic particle こそ koso and the topic paricle は wa. Cognate with the standard Japanese expression ようこそ youkoso "welcome".
Notes
The expression ゆくさ yukusa used in the Kagoshima dialect is generally followed by an honorific verbal construction, such as おさいじゃした osaijashita or おじゃったもした ojatta moshita, and subsequently the place of arrival.
Variants: いくさ【良くさ】 ikusa and ゆっさ【良っさ】 yussa.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 良くさ |
| Kana | ゆくさ いくさ |
| Romanization | yukusa |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | /jukusa/, /ikusa/ |
意味：ようこそ
Categories:
良くさ
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, August 4). ゆくさ・いくさ【良くさ】 : yukusa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/9/yukusa/.