🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ちゅーをぅがなびら【今日拝なびら】 : chuu wuganabira | define meaning
chuu wuganabira
Pronunciation: [t͡ɕuː (ʷ)uɡanabiɾa]
Definition
Expression
- (Polite) A greeting or salutation used when meeting someone: "Hello", "Good day"
Etymology
Derived from the Okinawan term ちゅー【今日】 chuu "today", and the polite minzenkei form of the humble verb おがむ【拝む】 ogamu (Okinawan をぅがむん【拝むん】 wugamun or をぅがぬん【拝ぬん】 wuganun), meaning "to worship" or "to see".
Notes
Spelling variant: ちゅーうがなびら chuu uganabira.
Form variant: ちゅーがなびら【今日拝なびら】 chuuganabira.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 今日拝なびら |
| Kana | ちゅーをぅがなびら |
| New Okinawa Moji | ちゅー歹がなびら |
| Romanization | chuu wuganabira |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [t͡ɕuː (ʷ)uɡanabiɾa] |
意味：こんにちは【今日は】
Categories:
今日拝なびら
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). ちゅーをぅがなびら【今日拝なびら】 : chuu wuganabira | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, April 22, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1328/chuuwuganabira/.