🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Yonaguni)
ひんぐ【竈黒・灰黒】 : hingu | define meaning
hingu
Pronunciation: [çiŋ̍ɡu]
Definition
Noun
- Soot, especially soot found on the bottom of cookware (pots, pans, etc.) or in chimneys; black residue; chimney soot
Etymology
Cognate to Nagasaki へぐら hegura "soot (under cookware)"; Goto (Nagasaki) へぐら hegura and へんだ henda "soot (under cookware)"; Kagoshima, Kumamoto, Miyazaki and Oita へぐろ heguro "soot; black residue"; Nakijin ぴんぐ pingu "grime; filth; soot (under cookware)"; Okinawan ひんぐ hingu "grime; filth"; and Yonaguni ひんぐ hingu "soot". Partly related to Shizuoka へすび【竈墨】 hesubi "soot"; and Fukushima へすび hesubi and へそび hesobi "soot (under cookware)".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 竈黒 灰黒 |
| Kana | ひんぐ |
| Romanization | hingu |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [çiŋ̍ɡu] |
意味：すす【煤】、なべずみ【鍋墨】、かまどのすす【竈の煤】
竈黒
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2017, October 20). ひんぐ【竈黒・灰黒】 : hingu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, April 11, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/4356/hingu/.