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っざら・ズざら

zzara · ɿzara

Pronunciation: [zzaɾa], [ɿzaɾa]

Definition

Noun

  1. 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

OrthographyForm
Kanaっざら
ズざら
Romanizationzzara
ɿzara
Pronunciation (IPA)[zzaɾa], [ɿzaɾa]

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, October 6). っざら・ズざら : zzara · ɿzara | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 7, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3429/zzara-ɿzara/.