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とぅら【虎】

tura

Pronunciation: [tuɾa]

Definition

Noun

  1. 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".

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Pronunciation (IPA)[tuɾa]

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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/.