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こぶ【蜘蛛】 : kobu | define meaning
kobu
Definition
Noun
- 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).
Spelling
Orthography | Form |
---|---|
Kanji | 蜘蛛 |
Kana | こぶ |
Romanization | kobu |
意味:くも【蜘蛛】
Categories:
蜘蛛
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/.