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よだ【枝】

yoda

Pronunciation: [joda]

Definition

Noun

  1. 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.

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Romanizationyoda
Pronunciation (IPA)[joda]

意味:えだ【枝】

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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/.