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Japanese
Etymology
/hidarikiki/: → → . Compound of 左 (hidari, “left”) + 利き (kiki, “effective”). The kiki changes to giki as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Noun
左利き or 左利き • (hidarikiki or hidarigiki)
- the ability to use a left hand better than a right hand; left-handedness
- a person who can use their left hand better than their right hand; left-handed person
1603, Vocabvlario da Lingoa de Iapam (Nippo Jisho) [Vocabulary of the Language of Japan] (in Portuguese), Nagasaki, page 229:
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