🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
たまぐすく【玉城】 : tamagusuku | define meaning
tamagusuku
Pronunciation: [tamaɡusuku]
Definition
Name
- (Place) Tamagusuku castle
Etymology
Cognate with Okinawan たまぐすく tamagusuku and たまぐしく tamagushiku "Tamagusuku castle". From たま【玉】 tama "jewel" and ぐすく gusuku "castle".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- おもろさうし Omoro Saushi (1531-1623) records "たまくすく".
- Commodore Perry's Expedition to Japan (1853), in The Ladies' Garland and Dollar Magazine (1848), Volume 13, by Samuel D. Patterson, records "timaguko". Later lithographs by Perry also record "timagusuko".
- Sitzungsberichte (1878), Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien Philosophisch-Historische Klasse, records "Auf den Lieu-khieu-Inseln opfert man auf den zwei Bergen 豐見城 (bu-ken-gusuku) und 玉城 (tama-gusuku) dem Gotte des Meeres."
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 玉城 |
| Kana | たまぐすく |
| Romanization | tamagusuku |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [tamaɡusuku] |
意味：たまぐすくじょう【玉城城】
Categories:
玉城
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, January 22). たまぐすく【玉城】 : tamagusuku | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, May 13, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6811/tamagusuku/.