あくと

Japanese

Alternative spelling
踵

Etymology

Compare あど (ado), distributed in Kyushu. Cognate with あくつ (akutsu), distributed in some areas of Kantō and Chūbu.

Pronunciation

Phonetically pronounced /aguɯ̈do/ in Tōhoku dialects, per regular sound changes.

Noun

あくと • (akuto) 

1. 踵: (predominantly Tōhoku) heel
   • 1275, Myōgoki

     馬の足のあくと如何。答、あしくほとろあしくほたるの反敷

     uma no ashi no akuto ika. kotafe, ashikuhotoroashikuhotaru no hanpu

     How is the akuto of a horse's foot? The answer is a change of ashikufotoroashikufotaru.

References

• Hirayama, Teruo (平山 照男), Ōshima Ichirō (大島 一郎), Ōno Masao (大野 眞男), Kuno Makoto (久野 眞), Kuno Mariko (久野 マリ子), Sugimura Takao (杉村 孝夫) (1992-1994) 現代日本語方言大辞典 [Dictionary of Japanese Dialects], Tokyo: Meiji Shoin (明治書院), pages 1083-1085
• Shōgaku Tosho (尚学図書) (1989) 日本方言大辞典 [Unabridged Japanese Dialect Dictionary], volume 1, Tokyo (東京都): Shōgakukan (小学館), →ISBN, page 35