English
Ushiku
Ushiku comes from Japanese 牛久.
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Lineage
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The story
From Japanese 牛久 (‘Ushiku’), from 牛久市 (Ushiku-shi, Ushiku City), named after the 牛久藩 (Ushiku-han, Ushiku Domain), taking its name from the 牛久陣屋 (Ushiku Jin'ya, Ushiku Castle), named after the 牛久沼 (Ushiku-numa, Ushiku Pond) where it is situated.
Every English word from Japanese 牛久
Today it means
name A city in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 牛久 / Ushiku