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ぎょっけい【玉茎】

gyokkei

Pronunciation: /ɡjoQkei/

Definition

Noun

  1. (Literary) Penis

Etymology

Ultimately from the classical Chinese term 【玉莖・玉茎】 "penis" (cf. Mandarin yùjīng, yùjìng; Cantonese juk6 ging3; Sino-Japanese ぎょっけい gyokkei), reconstructed for Middle Chinese as *ngjow heang.

Historical attestations

  • The Dictionarivm latino lvsitanicvm, ac Iaponicvm (1595) records "Membro viril. Iap. Guiocqei, tamaguqi."

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OrthographyForm
Kanji玉茎
Kanaぎょっけい
Romanizationgyokkei
Pronunciation (IPA)/ɡjoQkei/

意味:だんこん【男根】、いんけい【陰茎】、たまぐき【玉茎】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, March 27). ぎょっけい【玉茎】 : gyokkei | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 9, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/5707/gyokkei/.