くんだむるし

Okinawan

Etymology

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

Noun

くんだむるし

1. (Middle Okinawan) calf (of the leg)
   • Ryūka Zenshū

     片ひしやや　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

• 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