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Japanese
Etymology
Apparently 孝行 (kōkō) + 芋 (imo).
Noun
孝行芋 • (kōkōimo)
- (Tsushima) sweet potato
- Synonym: (standard Japanese) 薩摩芋 (satsuma-imo)
1758, 肝煎(きもいり)血判頭百姓之差図方並心得; quoted in “文化”, in つしま百科, 長崎県対馬振興局, 2016 March:
- 孝行芋の切り干
- kōkōimo no kiriboshi
- dried slices of kōkōimo
Descendants
Further reading
- 小倉進平 (1924) “對馬方言と朝鮮語との交渉:朝鮮語に及ぼした對馬方言の影響”, in 南部朝鮮の方言, 朝鮮史學會, page 199