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っわー・うぁー

qwaa · 'waa

Pronunciation: [ʔwaː]

Definition

Noun

  1. Pig, swine, hog

Etymology

Cognate to Yoron っわー qwaa; Tokunoshima and Okinawan っわー qwaa; Miyako わー waa and ゔぁー vaa; Yaeyama おー oo "pig"; and Yonaguni わー waa.

Although unrelated to standard Japanese ぶた【豚】 buta "pig; swine; hog", the 1818 Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo island in the Japan Sea, by Herbert John Clifford, records the term boóta (búta) "pig".

Notes

Related terms: っわんか qwanka "pig".

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OrthographyForm
Kanaっわー
うぁー
Romanizationqwaa
ʔwaa
'waa
Pronunciation (IPA)[ʔwaː]

意味:ぶた【豚・豕】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, April 25). っわー・うぁー : qwaa · 'waa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 3, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/333/qwaa-'waa/.