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はーぶい【蝙蝠】 : haabui | define meaning

haabui

Pronunciation: [haːbui] Pitch: LLHH

Definition

Noun

(Animal) Bat

Etymology

Cognate to Aomori かもり kamori and こもり komori; Hachijo こーもりめ koomorime; Kagoshima こもい komoi; Amami こーぶり kooburi and こーぴり koopiri; Okinawan かーぶやー kaabuyaa; standard Japanese こうもり【蝙蝠】 koumori and its variant かわほり kawahori "bat". Historically attested Japanese forms include かはほり kapapori, かほふり kapopuri, and かはぼり kapabori. Unclear relation with Ainu カパㇷ゚ kapap "bat".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	蝙蝠
Kana	はーぶい
Romanization	haabui
Pronunciation (IPA)	[haːbui] Pitch: LLHH

意味：こうもり・かわほり【蝙蝠】、ひそ【飛鼠】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2016, October 26). はーぶい【蝙蝠】 : haabui | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, November 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/4162/haabui/.