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だー・だ【家】

daa · da

Pronunciation: [daː] ~ [da]

Definition

Noun

  1. House; home; dwelling
    1. うぬんき【其ぬんき
      unu danki
      "At that house"

Etymology

Cognate with Okinawan やー yaa.

Notes

Related forms include:

Yonaguni Japanese Meaning
だーん【家ん】
daaN
いえも【家も】
ie mo
(literally)
"house also"
だーにん【家にん】
daaniN
いえにも【家にも】
ie ni mo
(literally)
"also at home"
だーんでぃ【家んでぃ】
daandi
 いえだと【家だと】
ie da to
(quotational form)
"house"
だやー【家や】
dayaa
いえは【家は】
ie wa
(topicalized form)
"house; home"
やーや【家や】
yaaya
いえは【家は】
ie wa
(irregular topical form)
"house; home"
だぬ【家ぬ】
danu
いえの【家の】
ie no
(possessive form)
"the house's"

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OrthographyForm
Kanji
Kanaだー
Romanizationdaa
da
Pronunciation (IPA)[daː] ~ [da]

意味:いえ【家】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, September 7). だー・だ【家】 : daa · da | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/259/daa-da/.