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くじゃく【孔雀】 : kujaku | define meaning

kujaku

Pronunciation: [kud͡ʑaku]

Definition

Noun

Peafowl; peacock; peahen

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese くじゃく【孔雀】 kujaku and its variant くざく kuzaku "peafowl".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「くじやく」孔雀（クジヤク）、鳥の名".
The Okinawan Language (A Synchronic Description) (1963), by Owen Robert Loveless, records "kujaku, peacock".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	孔雀
Kana	くじゃく
Romanization	kujaku
Pronunciation (IPA)	[kud͡ʑaku]

意味：くじゃく・くざく【孔雀】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, January 29). くじゃく【孔雀】 : kujaku | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6830/kujaku/.