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とぅら【虎】 : tura | define meaning
tura
Pronunciation: [tuɾa]
Definition
Noun
- Tiger
Etymology
Attested under the spelling toora /tura/ in the 1818 Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo island in the Japan Sea, by Herbert John Clifford. Cognate to Japanese とら【虎】 tora "tiger".
Spelling
Orthography | Form |
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Kanji | 虎 |
Kana | とぅら |
New Okinawa Moji | 婢ら |
Romanization | tura |
Pronunciation (IPA) | [tuɾa] |
意味:とら【虎】
Categories:
虎
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2014, March 12). とぅら【虎】 : tura | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, November 24, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/630/tura/.