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よだ【枝】 : yoda | define meaning
yoda
Pronunciation: [joda]
Definition
Noun
- Branch (of a tree or plant); bough
Etymology
Cognate to the pan-Ryukyuan form ゆだ yuda; the Setouchi (Amami) form えな ena; the Amami variants いぇだ yeda and よだ yoda; the Nakijin (Kunigami) form ゆだー yudaa; the Okinawan variant いだ・いぃだ・ゐだ yida; the Yonaguni form どぅだ duda; and the standard Japanese term えだ【枝】 eda "(tree) branch; bough", dialectally and historically pronounced [jeda] yeda.
Spelling
Orthography | Form |
---|---|
Kanji | 枝 |
Kana | よだ |
Romanization | yoda |
Pronunciation (IPA) | [joda] |
意味:えだ【枝】
Categories:
枝
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). よだ【枝】 : yoda | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 3, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3330/yoda/.