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がいけ【咳気】

gaike

Definition

Noun

  1. (Health) Coughing fit; cold; common cold; lung infection

Etymology

Cognate to standard Japanese がいき【咳気】 gaiki "coughing fit; lung infection" and its variant がいけ gaike. Used in numerous regions to refer to the common cold.

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Kanji咳気
Kanaがいけ
Romanizationgaike

意味:がいき・がいけ【咳気】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2013, April 25). がいけ【咳気】 : gaike | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 20, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/2141/gaike/.