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ばらざん【藁算】 : barazan | define meaning
barazan
Definition
Noun
- Barazan or Warazan was a system of knotted straw ropes used in Southern Okinawa for accounting and record-keeping purposes up until the twentieth century. It ressembles in many ways the Quipu (or Khipu) system used by the Inca empire in South America.
Etymology
Derived from ばら【藁】 bara "straw" and ざん【算】 zan "counting; calculation; number".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 藁算 |
| Kana | ばらざん |
| Romanization | barazan |
意味：けつじょう【結縄】、わらざん・ワラザン【藁算・わら算・ワラ算】、わらのつな【藁の綱】
Categories:
藁算
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2013, July 5). ばらざん【藁算】 : barazan | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, April 13, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1038/barazan/.