くす

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
樟
楠

Pronunciation

Noun

くす or クス • (kusu) ←くす (kusu)?

  1. Synonym of くすのき (kusu-no-ki)
Usage notes
  • As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of くす – see the following entry.
【薬】3
a medicine or drug
(This term, くす (kusu), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as くす, see Category:Japanese kanji read as くす.)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Northern Amami Ōshima

Pronunciation

Noun

くす (kusu) 

  1. 糞: feces, dung, shit
    くすまるり。
    Kusu maruri.
    I take a shit.
    (literally, “dung=excrete-CONCL”)
    くすぬつぃまて゚ぃ。
    Kusu nu cïmaθï.
    (please add an English translation of this example)
    (literally, “dung=GEN ?”)
    くすくらむぃ。
    Kusu kuramï.
    Eat this shit.
    (literally, “dung=eat-IMP”)
    くすか゚むぃ！
    Kusu xamï!
    Eat this shit!
    (literally, “dung=eat-IMP”)
    っまぬくす
    'ma nu kusu
    horseshit, manure
    (literally, “horse=GEN dung”)
    にぃずぃんぬくす
    niïzïn nu kusu
    ratshit
    (literally, “rat=GEN dung”)
    くすっくゎ
    kusukkwa
    doodoo
    (literally, “dung=DIM”)

References

  • Osada, Suma, Suyama, Nahoko (1977) 奄美方言分類辞典上巻, Tokyo: Kasama Shoin, page 164
  • Osada, Suma, Suyama, Nahoko, Fujii, Misako (1980) 奄美方言分類辞典下巻, Tokyo: Kasama Shoin, page 673

Okinawan

Pronunciation

Noun

くす (kusu) 

  1. 糞: feces, dung, shit
    くすくぇー
    kusu kwē
    Eat shit
    くすまいん
    kusu main
    To take a shit

References

  1. ^ Kokuritsu Kokugo Kenkyūjo (国立国語研究所) (1963) 沖縄語辞典 (Okinawa-go Jiten) (in Japanese), Tokyo (東京): Okurashō Insatsu Kyoku (財務省印刷局)
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