っくん

Yonaguni

Etymology 1

From earlier *pukuz‹i,u›; likely a contamination of Proto-Ryukyuan elements *pokori (“dust”) and *kuzu (“trash”).

Cognate with the Yaeyama dialects Ishigaki ぷくずぃ゚ (pukuzï), Taketomi, Hatoma, Hateruma ふくじ (fukuji).

Pronunciation

• (Sonai) IPA^(key): [x] (tone class X)

Noun

っくん (kkun) 

1. dust
2. flour
3. mold

   Synonym: くん (kun, < *kauzi)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Ryukyuan *kik-, from Proto-Japonic *kik-.

Verb

っくん (kkun) 

1. to listen

Etymology 3

From Proto-Ryukyuan *kik-, from Proto-Japonic *kik-.

Verb

っくん (kkun) 

1. to make effective

Etymology 4

From Proto-Ryukyuan *suk-.

Verb

っくん (kkun) 

1. to make paper

Etymology 5

From Proto-Ryukyuan *tuk-, from Proto-Japonic *tuk-.

Verb

っくん (kkun) 

1. to pierce

Etymology 6

From Proto-Ryukyuan *pik-, from Proto-Japonic *pik-.

Verb

っくん (kkun) 

1. to pull

Etymology 7

From Proto-Ryukyuan *puk-, from Proto-Japonic *puk-.

Verb

っくん (kkun) 

1. to blow

Etymology 7

From Proto-Ryukyuan *tukaw-, from Proto-Japonic *tukap-.

Verb

っくん (kkun) 

1. to use

References

• Hōsei Daigaku Okinawa Bunka Kenkyūjo (法政大学沖縄文化研究所) (1987) “琉球の方言１１巻：八重山・与那国島 [Ryukyuan Dialects 11: Yonaguni-jima, Yaeyama]”, in Ryūkyū no Hōgen (琉球の方言), volume 11, →DOI, pages 01-359

• Ikema, Nae (池間苗) (2003) 与那国語辞典 [Yonaguni Language Dictionary], Yonaguni: private publication, →OCLC
• Yonaguni Hōgen Jiten Henshū I'inkai (与那国方言辞典編集委員会) (2021) どぅなんむぬい辞典 [Dunanmunui Dictionary], Yonaguni (与那国町): Yonaguni-chō Kyōiku I'inkai (与那国町教育委員会)