🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ぐーさん : guusan | define meaning
guusan
Pronunciation: [ɡuːsaŋ̍]
Definition
Noun
- Cane; walking stick
Etymology
Cognate with Kikai ごしゃん goshan; Okinawan ぐーさん guusan; Yaeyama (Hatoma) ぐさん gusan "cane".
Possibly of Sinitic origin; compare 【杖】 "cane" (cf. Mandarin zhàng; Cantonese zoeng6; Min Dong tiông; Sino-Japanese じょう jou; Sino-Korean 장 jang; Sino-Vietnamese trượng and rường) and 【拐杖】 "cane" (cf. Mandarin guǎizhàng; Cantonese gwaai2 zoeng6-2; Sino-Japanese かいじょう kaijou).
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- 混効験集 Konkoukenshuu (1711), "Words of the Royal Palace", records "「みごしやん」御杖" and "「くにこしやん」國を杖にしてなり".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | ぐーさん |
| Romanization | guusan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɡuːsaŋ̍] |
意味：つえ【杖】
ぐーさん
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, May 18). ぐーさん : guusan | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, June 30, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7071/guusan/.