木履

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

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

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

木(ぼく)履(り) • (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]

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

木(ぽっく)履(り) or 木履(ぼっくり) • (pokkuri or 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 (靴, 沓, 鞋)).[1][3][5] The kutsu changes to gutsu as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Appears from the late 800s.[1]

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

木(き)履(ぐつ) • (kigutsu) 

1. a wooden clog

   Synonyms: 浅沓 (asagutsu), サボ (sabo)