木履

木履 (bokuri, pokkuri, bokkuri): special platform geta worn by maiko.

Probably from Middle Chinese 木履 (MC muk̚ liɪ^X, literally “wooden + shoe”). Appears from the late 1500s,[1] and is found in the Nippo Jisho of 1603.[2]

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) ぼ​くり [bóꜜkùrì] (Atamadaka – [1])[3][4]
  • (Tokyo) ぼくり [bòkúrí] (Heiban – [0])[3][4]
  • IPA^(key): [bo̞kɯ̟ᵝɾʲi]

木履 (hiragana ぼくり, rōmaji bokuri)

1. a specific kind of platform geta (wooden clog sandal) worn by maiko (apprentice geisha) during their apprenticeship, with a straight vertical heel and an angled toe (see the image), often lacquered in either black or red

   Synonyms: こっぽり (koppori), おこぼ (okobo)

2. (more generally) a wooden clog

   Synonyms: 浅沓 (asagutsu), サボ (sabo)

/bokuri/ → /pokːuri/

Shift in reading from bokuri,[1][3][5] possibly influenced by the onomatopoeia ぽっくり (pokkuri, imitative of the sound of a horse walking slowly). Appears from the late 1800s.[1]

Also less commonly encountered with initial voicing, as bokkuri.[1][3]

• (Irregular reading)
  • (Tokyo) ぽ​っくり [póꜜkkùrì] (Atamadaka – [1])[3][4]
  • (Tokyo) ぽっくり [pòkkúrí] (Heiban – [0])[3][4]
  • IPA^(key): [po̞k̚kɯ̟ᵝɾʲi]

木履 (hiragana ぽっくり, rōmaji pokkuri, alternative reading ぼっくり, rōmaji bokkuri)

1. a specific kind of platform geta (wooden clog sandal) worn by maiko (apprentice geisha) during their apprenticeship, with a straight vertical heel and an angled toe, often lacquered in either black or red (see the image)

   Synonyms: こっぽり (koppori), おこぼ (okobo)

Compound of 木 (ki, “tree; wood”) +‎ 履 (kutsu, “shoe”, also spelled 靴, 沓, 鞋).[1][3][5] The kutsu changes to gutsu as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Appears from the late 800s.[1]

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) き​ぐつ [kíꜜgùtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[3][4]
  • IPA^(key): [kʲiɡɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝ]

• 木靴, 木沓

木履 (hiragana きぐつ, rōmaji kigutsu)

1. a wooden clog

   Synonyms: 浅沓 (asagutsu), サボ (sabo)