くんだむるし

Okinawan

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Etymology

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From くんだ (kunda, calf) +‎ むるし (murushi, lump). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Noun

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くんだむるし

  1. (Middle Okinawan) calf (of the leg)
    • Ryūka Zenshū
      ひしやや 裏座 / 片ひしやや 仲前 / きつと こんばれやう / きつと こんだもろし
      KATAfishaya URAZA / KATAfishaya NAKAME / kitto konbaryau / kitto kondamoroshi
      One foot's in the back room, / one foot's in the living room. / Put it right there / Right where your calf is.

References

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  • Okinawa Kogo Daijiten Henshū I'inkai (沖縄古語大辞典編集委員会) (1995) 沖縄古語大辞典 [Dictionary of Archaic Okinawan], Tokyo (東京都): Kadokawa Shoten (角川書店), →ISBN, page 290