🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
がまく : gamaku | define meaning
gamaku
Pronunciation: [ɡamaku]
Definition
Noun
- Waist; hips
Etymology
Cognate with Kikai, Tokunoshima and Okinawan がまく gamaku "waist".
Historical attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo island in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Hips, Gammácoo".
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「がまく」横腹（ヨコハラ）".
- The Okinawan Language (A Synchronic Description) (1963), by Owen Robert Loveless, records "gamaku, waist".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | がまく |
| Romanization | gamaku |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɡamaku] |
意味：こし【腰】、こしはら【腰腹】、こしまわり【腰回り】、ウェスト
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, January 29). がまく : gamaku | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6790/gamaku/.