ぐすく

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Japanese

Etymology

Unclear, but the initial gu may be cognate with go (“honorific”) and suku with soko (“fortress”).

Noun

ぐすく (kanji 城, romaji gusuku)

1. castle
   • 1531-1623: Omoro Sōshi

     一 聞得大君ぎや 降れて 遊びよわれば 天が下 平らげて ちよわれ 又 鳴響む精高子が 又 首里杜ぐすく 真玉杜ぐすく

References

• 1972 June 3 [c. 1531-1623], Shuzen Hokama; Nobutsuna Saigō, Nihon Shisō Taikai 18: Omoro Sōshi (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, 　: