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っやー・ぃやー・いゃー

'yaa · qyaa

Pronunciation: [ʔjaː]

Definition

Pronoun

  1. (Informal) Second person pronoun: you, yourself

Etymology

Likely cognate with Amami and Yoron うら ura; Yoron uro; Miyako っゔぁ vva; Yonaguni んだ nda; and standard Japanese うら【己】 ura "you". Thus: *ura > *ira > *ija > ʔjaa.

Notes

Sometimes written with the Kanji 【汝】.

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanaっやー
ぃやー
いゃー
揄ー
Romanization'yaa
qyaa
ʔyaa
Pronunciation (IPA)[ʔjaː]

意味：きみ【君】、あなた【貴方】、おまえ【お前】

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Tags: Okinawan Language, Uchinaaguchi, Ryukyuan Languages, 沖縄方言, 沖縄語, うちなーぐち, 沖縄口, 琉球方言, 琉球語...

Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2014, September 4). っやー・ぃやー・いゃー : 'yaa · qyaa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, April 1, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/43/'yaa-qyaa/.