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🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)

やまぼーとぅ【山鳩】

yamabootu

Pronunciation: [jamaboːtu]

Definition

Noun

  1. Turtle dove, turtledove (especially Treptopelia orientalis, the Oriental Turtle Dove or Rufous Turtle Dove)

Etymology

Cognate to standard Japanese やまばと【山鳩】 yamabato "turtle dove". Formed from the noun やま【山】 yama "mountain" and the rendaku form of はと【鳩】 hato, "dove" or "pigeon".

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OrthographyForm
Kanji山鳩
Kanaやまぼーとぅ
やまぼー婢
Romanizationyamabootu
Pronunciation (IPA)[jamaboːtu]

意味：やまばと【山鳩】

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山鳩

Tags: Okinawan Language, Uchinaaguchi, Ryukyuan Languages, 沖縄方言, 沖縄語, うちなーぐち, 沖縄口, 琉球方言, 琉球語...

Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2013, September 2). やまぼーとぅ【山鳩】 : yamabootu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, April 21, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/144/yamabootu/.