こぶ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
瘤

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) こぶ [kòbúꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞bɯ̟]

Noun

こぶ • (kobu) ←こぶ (kobu)?

  1. lump, bump (on the body)
  2. knot in a tree
  3. someone in the way
  4. child
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
媚ぶ

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ko̞bɯ̟]

Verb

こぶ • (kobu) †nidan

  1. to be obsequious

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of こぶ – see the following entries.
【戸部】
[proper noun] (of feudal Japan) synonym of 民部省 (Minbushō, “Ministry of Popular Affairs”) (designation by the Chinese)
[proper noun] (history, government, of feudal China) the Ministry of Revenue
Alternative spelling
こほう
【鼓舞】
[noun] encouragement
[verb] encourage
(This term, こぶ (kobu), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as こぶ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as こぶ.)

Etymology 4

For pronunciation and definitions of こぶ – see the following entry.
【昆布】
[noun] same as above
(This term, こぶ (kobu), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as こぶ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as こぶ.)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Southern Amami Ōshima

Noun

こぶ (kobu) 

  1. 蜘蛛: spider
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