🌏 Region(s): Kyushu (Kumamoto)
どぐら : dogura | define meaning
dogura
Definition
Noun
- Slug
- Beach conger eel (Conger japonicus)
- (By extension) Any organism with a long, slender and slimy body.
Etymology
Possibly related to Amakusa (Kumamoto) ずぐらめ zugurame "snail". Likely cognate to Kansai どかん dokan; Nagasaki どんぽ donpo; Kumamoto どんかっちょ donkaccho; Amakusa (Kumamoto) どぐら dogura; and standard Japanese どんこ・ドンコ【鈍甲】 donko "dark sleeper (sp. Odontobutis obscura)".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | どぐら |
| Romanization | dogura |
意味：なめくじ【蛞蝓】、クロアナゴ
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). どぐら : dogura | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1448/dogura/.