🌏 Region(s): Kyushu (Kagoshima)
ゆお【魚】 : yuo | define meaning
yuo
Pronunciation: [juo]
Definition
Noun
- Fish
Etymology
Cognate to the outdated Japanese word うお uo or いお io "fish"; the Kagoshima variants いよ iyo, and いお io; Kikai いゆ iyu, いう iu and ゆ yu; Yoron っゆーqyuu; Okinawan いう iu and いゆ iyu; and Yonaguni いゆ iyu. Ultimately derived from Chinese (c.f. Mandarin yú, Cantonese yù, Vietnamese ngư~ngớ, Korean eo, and Middle Chinese *ngiu).
Spelling
Orthography | Form |
---|---|
Kanji | 魚 |
Kana | ゆお |
Romanization | yuo |
Pronunciation (IPA) | [juo] |
意味:さかな【魚】
Categories:
魚
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). ゆお【魚】 : yuo | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 6, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/14/yuo/.