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こぶ【蜘蛛】

kobu

Definition

Noun

  1. Spider

Etymology

Cognate to Kagoshima こっ koʔ (< kobu) "spider"; Tanegashima こぶ kobu "large spider"; Amami (Setouchi) こぶ kobu; Okinawan くーばー kuuba; Yonaguni くぶ kubu "spider"; and possibly standard Japanese くも【蜘蛛】 kumo "spider". Attested in the Okinawan Konkoukenshuu (混効験集, 1711), "Words of the Royal Palace", under the spelling くぶ kubu (p. 12).

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Kanji蜘蛛
Kanaこぶ
Romanizationkobu

意味:くも【蜘蛛】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). こぶ【蜘蛛】 : kobu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 3, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1396/kobu/.