🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Kunigami: Kin)
いれら : irera | define meaning
irera
Pronunciation: [ʔiɾeɾa]
Definition
Noun
- Sickle
Etymology
Cognate with Kunigami (Iheya) いれらー ireraa; Kunigami (Nakijin) いらーな iraana; Kunigami (Nago) and Okinawa (Kudaka) いなな inana; Kunigami (Kin) いれら irera; Okinawa (Yomitan) いらん iran; Okinawa (Yomitan, Shuri) いらな irana; Miyako (Hirara) っざら zzara; Tarama っざー zzaa "sickle"; Yaeyama (Hateruma) いら ira "short-handed sickle"; Yaeyama (Taketomi) いねェりェ inëryë; Yonaguni いらら irara "sickle".
Reconstructions for proto-Ryukyuan:
- Yosuke Igarashi (2022) reconstructs *irana (tone class C).
- Shigehisa Karimata (2020) reconstructs *irara.
Notes
A sickle is a farming tool with a short handle and curved blade typically used for cutting or trimming grain crops or grass.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | いれら |
| Romanization | irera |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔiɾeɾa] |
意味：かま【鎌】
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, October 6). いれら : irera | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, November 1, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6537/irera/.