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ぱびル・ぱびズ

pabiɿ

Pronunciation: [pabiɿ ~ pabiz̩ ~ pabiɭ]

Definition

Noun

  1. Butterfly; butterflies

Etymology

Cognate to Yonaguni はびる habiru; Yaeyama ぱぴる papiru, Kohama はぴら hapira, Hatoma ぱびる pabiru, Hateruma ぱぴぅる papïru; Tarama ぱぴる papiru; Miyako ぱびル pabiɿ; Okinawan はべる haberu and はーべーるー haabeeruu; Okinoerabu はびら habira; Amami and Kikai はぶら habura and はびら habira (pos. habïra); and Miyazaki はべる haberu, はべりょー haberyoo. Seemingly derived from two morphemes: ha + hiru/heru/hira.

Related to the archaic Japanese term ひひる hihiru and possibly かわひらこ kawahirako "butterfly". Apparent to the Iwate term てびらこ tebirako "butterfly" (てびらっこ tebirakko, てんびらっこ tenbirakko), the Nakijin term たべーるー tabeeruu (ibid.), and the Japanese onomatopoeia ひらひら hirahira "flutter". Possibly cognate to the Ainu word ヘポラㇷ゚ heporap "butterfly; moth" (variants: ハポラㇷ゚ haporap; ホポラㇷ゚ hoporap; ホプラㇷ゚ hopurap; and エラプラㇷ゚ erapurap).

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OrthographyForm
Kanaぱびル
ぱびズ
ぱび
Romanizationpabiɿ
Pronunciation (IPA)[pabiɿ ~ pabiz̩ ~ pabiɭ]

意味:ちょうちょう【蝶々・蝶蝶】、こちょう【胡蝶】、ちょう【蝶】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). ぱびル・ぱびズ : pabiɿ | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 8, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1503/pabiɿ/.