"くが" meaning in Japanese

See くが in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [kɯ̟ɡa̠] Forms: Kuga [romanization], 玖珂 [alternative, kanji]
Etymology: Derivation uncertain. Might be related to 陸 (kuga, “land area”). The district was formed in 721, and is mentioned in the Man'yōshū poetry collection of 759. Etymology templates: {{etymid|ja|land area}}, {{ja-see|陸}}, {{etymid|ja|place name}}, {{wp|ja:玖珂郡}}, {{wp|Kuga District, Yamaguchi}} Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper}} くが • (Kuga)
  1. 玖珂: a place name: a 郡 (gun, “district”) in Yamaguchi Prefecture Wikipedia link: Man'yōshū
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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