🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Yonaguni)
はびる : habiru | define meaning
habiru
Definition
Noun
- Butterfly; butterflies; moth
Etymology
Cognate to Yonaguni はびる habiru; Yaeyama ぱぴる papiru, Kohama はぴら hapira, Hatoma ぱびる pabiru, Hateruma ぱぴぅる papïru; Tarama ぱぴる papiru; Miyako ぱびﾙ pabiɿ; Okinawan はべる haberu and はーべーるー haabeeruu; Okinoerabu はびら habira; Amami and Kikai はぶら habura and はびら habira (pos. habïra); and Miyazaki はべる haberu, はべりょー haberyoo. Seemingly derived from two morphemes: ha + hiru/heru/hira.
Related to the archaic Japanese term ひひる hihiru and possibly かわひらこ kawahirako "butterfly". Apparent to the Iwate term てびらこ tebirako "butterfly" (てびらっこ tebirakko, てんびらっこ tenbirakko), the Nakijin term たべーるー tabeeruu (ibid.), and the Japanese onomatopoeia ひらひら hirahira "flutter". Possibly cognate to the Ainu word ヘポラㇷ゚ heporap "butterfly; moth" (variants: ハポラㇷ゚ haporap; ホポラㇷ゚ hoporap; ホプラㇷ゚ hopurap; and エラプラㇷ゚ erapurap).
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | はびる |
| Romanization | habiru |
意味：ちょうちょう【蝶々・蝶蝶】、こちょう【胡蝶】、ちょう【蝶】、が【蛾】