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あやはびる【綾蝶】 : aya habiru | define meaning
aya habiru
Definition
Noun
- Butterfly, butterflies
Etymology
Cognate to the Amami Oshima variant あやはぶら aya habura "butterfly". Likely derived from あや【綾】 aya "pattern; design" and はびる habiru "butterfly; moth" (cf. Okinawan はーべーるー haabeeruu or はべる haberu and Yonaguni はびる habiru "butterfly").
Spelling
Orthography | Form |
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Kanji | 綾蝶 |
Kana | あやはびる |
Romanization | aya habiru |
意味:ちょうちょう【蝶々・蝶蝶】、こちょう【胡蝶】、ちょう【蝶】
Categories:
綾蝶
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). あやはびる【綾蝶】 : aya habiru | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 6, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3904/ayahabiru/.