おこぼ
Japanese
editEtymology
editShift from こぼこぼ (kobokobo), a 女房詞 (nyōbo kotoba, “woman's word”) for 木履 (bokuri, “platform geta”).
こぼこぼ (kobokobo) may be an onomatopoeia imitative of the sound made when walking in okobo. こぼこぼ (kobokobo) in reference to footwear is first recorded in 1944,[1] but likely has a deeper history.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit- (chiefly Kansai) a specific kind of platform geta (wooden clog sandal) worn by maiko (apprentice geisha) during their apprenticeship, with a straight vertical heel and an angled toe (see the image), often lacquered in either black or red
References
edit- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
Further reading
edit- こぼこぼ page at Kotobank (in Japanese)
- “おこぼ” in Weblio Dictionary.
- Kansai dialect entry for おこぼ at Nihon Jiten (in Japanese)
- Kyōto dialect entry for おこぼ at Nihon Jiten (in Japanese)