🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Miyako)
っざら・ズざら : zzara · ɿzara | define meaning
zzara · ɿzara
Pronunciation: [zzaɾa], [ɿzaɾa]
Definition
Noun
- Sickle
Etymology
Cognate with Kunigami (Iheya) いれらー ireraa; Kunigami (Nakijin) いらーな iraana; Kunigami (Nago) and Okinawa (Kudaka) いなな inana; Kunigami (Kin) いれら irera; Okinawa (Yomitan) いらん iran; Okinawa (Yomitan, Shuri) いらな irana; Miyako (Hirara) っざら zzara; Tarama っざー zzaa "sickle"; Yaeyama (Hateruma) いら ira "short-handed sickle"; Yaeyama (Taketomi) いねェりェ inëryë; Yonaguni いらら irara "sickle".
Reconstructions for proto-Ryukyuan:
- Yosuke Igarashi (2022) reconstructs *irana (tone class C).
- Shigehisa Karimata (2020) reconstructs *irara.
Notes
A sickle is a farming tool with a short handle and curved blade typically used for cutting or trimming grain crops or grass.
Spelling
Orthography | Form |
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Kana | っざら ズざら |
Romanization | zzara ɿzara |
Pronunciation (IPA) | [zzaɾa], [ɿzaɾa] |
意味:かま【鎌】