hogu

Japanese

Romanization

hogu

1. Rōmaji transcription of ほぐ

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hugu. Cognate with Middle High German huge, hoge (“spirit, mind, courage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxo.ɡu/, [ˈho.ɣu]

Noun

hogu f

1. care, anxiety, anxiousness

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	hogu	hoga, hoge
accusative	hoge	hoga, hoge
genitive	hoge	hoga
dative	hoge	hogum

Derived terms

• heorthogu
• hohful

Related terms

• hoga
• hyġe

Descendants

• Middle English: hoȝe, howe (merged with descendant of Old English hoga)
  • English: how