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Japanese
Etymology
Compare あど (ado), distributed in Kyushu. Cognate with あくつ (akutsu), distributed in some areas of Kantō and Chūbu.
Pronunciation
Phonetically pronounced /aguɯ̈do/ in Tōhoku dialects, per regular sound changes.
Noun
あくと • (akuto)
- 踵: (predominantly Tōhoku) heel
- 1275, Myōgoki
馬の足のあくと如何。答、あしくほとろあしくほたるの反敷- uma no ashi no akuto ika. kotafe, ashikuhotoroashikuhotaru no hanpu
- How is the akuto of a horse's foot? The answer is a change of ashikufotoroashikufotaru.
References
- Hirayama, Teruo (平山 照男), Ōshima Ichirō (大島 一郎), Ōno Masao (大野 眞男), Kuno Makoto (久野 眞), Kuno Mariko (久野 マリ子), Sugimura Takao (杉村 孝夫) (1992-1994) 現代日本語方言大辞典 , Tokyo: Meiji Shoin (明治書院), pages 1083-1085
- Shōgaku Tosho (尚学図書) (1989) 日本方言大辞典 , volume 1, Tokyo (東京都): Shōgakukan (小学館), →ISBN, page 35