くす

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
樟 楠

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) くす [kùsúꜜ] (Odaka – [2])
• (Tokyo) くす [kúꜜsù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟sɨ]

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 [affix] 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.)

Northern Amami Ōshima

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kusu]

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 [Dictionary of Amami Dialect on Semantic Principles: Volume 1], Tokyo: Kasama Shoin, page 164
• Osada, Suma, Suyama, Nahoko, Fujii, Misako (1980) 奄美方言分類辞典下巻 [Dictionary of Amami Dialect on Semantic Principles: Volume 2], Tokyo: Kasama Shoin, page 673

Okinawan

Pronunciation

• (Shuri) くす [kùsù] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kusu]

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