Etymology

suaku

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Today it means: Someone who is uneducated; a country bumpkin. Full definition →

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The story

From Hokkien 山龜/山龟 (soaⁿ-ku, “mountain turtle”), from 山 (soaⁿ, “mountain”) + 龜/龟 (ku, “turtle”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.