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Japanese
Etymology
From 足 (ashi, “foot”) + 首 (kubi, “neck”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
足首 • (ashikubi)
- (anatomy) ankle
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
Okinawan
Etymology 1
From 足 (fisa, “foot”) + 首 (kubi, “neck”)
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɸisakubi/
Noun
足首 (fisakubi)
- (anatomy) ankle
Etymology 2
From 足 (fisha, “foot”) + 首 (kubi, “neck”). See above.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɸiɕakubi/
Noun
足首 (fishakubi)
- (anatomy) ankle
References
- “足首” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.