🌏 Region(s): Kyushu (Kagoshima)
こしっ : koshiq · koshi' | define meaning
koshiq · koshi'
Pronunciation: /kosiQ/ [koɕiʔ]
Definition
Noun
- Leprosy
Etymology
Cognate to Nagano, Fukuoka and Kagoshima (Tanegashima) こじき kojiki; Nagasaki こおじき koojiki; Kagoshima こしき koshiki; Miyazaki and Kagoshima こしっ koshiq; Amami くじき kujiki; Okinawa (Shuri) くんち kunchi, くんちゃ kuncha and くんちゃー kunchaa; Miyako (Hirara) and Yaeyama (Ishigaki) くんきゃー kunkyaa; Yaeyama くんきゃ kunkya; and Yonaguni くつぁ kutsa "leprosy, leper". Related to Tokunoshima (Asama) くぜぃーき kuzïïki; Okinawa (Nago) くんかー kunkaa and くんきゃー kunkyaa; and standard Japanese こじき【乞食】 kojiki and its variant こつじき kotsujiki "beggar".
Notes
Variants:
こしき koshiki
こしっ koshiq ~ koshi'
こしっきゃんめ koshikkyanme
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | こしっ |
| Romanization | koshiq koshiʔ koshi' |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | /kosiQ/ [koɕiʔ] |
意味：ハンセンびょう【ハンセン病】、らいびょう【癩病・らい病】
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, September 14). こしっ : koshiq · koshi' | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, May 13, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/5506/koshiq-koshi'/.