🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Yonaguni)
わー : waa | define meaning
waa
Definition
Noun
- Pig; swine; hog
Etymology
Cognate to Yoron っわー qwaa; Tokunoshima and Okinawan っわー qwaa; Miyako わー waa and ゔぁー vaa; Yaeyama おー oo "pig"; and Yonaguni わー waa.
Although unrelated to standard Japanese ぶた【豚】 buta "pig; swine; hog", the 1818 Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo island in the Japan Sea, by Herbert John Clifford, records the term boóta (búta) "pig".
Spelling
Orthography | Form |
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Kana | わー |
Romanization | waa |
意味:ぶた【豚・豕】
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, April 25). わー : waa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 3, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1398/waa/.