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ぬすど【盗人】 : nusudo | define meaning
nusudo
Definition
Noun
- Thief
Etymology
Cognate to Tottori ぬしと nushito; Niigata and Takajima (Nagasaki) のすっと nosutto; Amakusa (Kumamoto) ぬすど nusudo and ぬすっと nusutto; Kagoshima ぬすと nusuto, ぬしと nushito and ぬいど nuido; Kagoshima and Tokunoshima ぬしど nushido; Okinawan ぬすどぅ nusudu and ぬする nusuru; and standard Japanese ぬすびと【盗人】 nusubito, ぬすっと nusutto and ぬすと nusuto "thief". Ultimately a compound of ぬすむ【盗む・偸む】 nusumu "to steal" and ひと【人】 hito "person".
Notes
Historically recorded for the Satsuma dialect in Gonza's works (ca. early 18th century) under the spelling нусдо (nusdo)
Spelling
Orthography | Form |
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Kanji | 盗人 |
Kana | ぬすど |
Romanization | nusudo |
意味:ぬすびと・ぬすっと・ぬすと【盗人】、どろぼう【泥棒・泥坊】、とうぞく【盗賊】