くが

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
陸

*⟨kunuga⟩ → /kunuɡa/ → */kunɡa/ → /kuɡa/

From Old Japanese. First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE.^[1]

Shift from Old Japanese 陸 (*kunuga),^[1]^[2] also attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE^[1] and itself a compound of 国 (kunu-, “country, land”, compounding form, not used in isolation) +‎ 処 (-ka, suffix indicating place).^[1]^[2]^[3] The ka changes to ga as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) くが [kúꜜgà] (Atamadaka – [1])^[3]^[4]^[5]
IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ɡa̠]

Noun

くが • (kuga)

陸: [from 720] the land, the land portion of an area, as opposed to seas, rivers, lakes, swamps, etc.
陸: [mid-1700s–???] (archaic, possibly obsolete) an overland route, as opposed to an oversea route
Synonym: 陸路 (rikuro)

Proper noun

くが • (Kuga)

陸: a surname

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
玖珂

Japanese Wikipedia has an article on:

玖珂郡

Wikipedia ^ja

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Kuga District, Yamaguchi

Wikipedia

Derivation uncertain. Might be related to 陸 (kuga, “land area”).

The district was formed in 721, and is mentioned in the Man'yōshū poetry collection of 759.^[6]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) くが [kùgáꜜ] (Odaka – [2])^[6]
IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ɡa̠]

Proper noun

くが • (Kuga)

玖珂: [from 721] a place name: a 郡 (gun, “district”) in Yamaguchi Prefecture

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 “陸”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 “陸”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎^[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ 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
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 “くが【玖珂】”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[3] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

[KDJ2-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 “陸”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006

[DDJS-2] 2.0 ^2.1 “陸”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎^[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months

[DJR-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[SMK5-4] Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-5] 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

[KDJ2o-place-6] 6.0 ^6.1 “くが【玖珂】”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[3] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

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