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うしとぅら【丑寅・艮】

ushitura

Pronunciation: [ʔuɕituɾa]

Definition

Noun

  1. Northeast

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese うしとら【丑寅・艮】 ushitora "northeast".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

  • 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「うしとゥら」丑寅（ウシトラ）、方角ノ名".

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OrthographyForm
Kanji丑寅
艮
Kanaうしとぅら
うし婢ら
Romanizationushitura
Pronunciation (IPA)[ʔuɕituɾa]

意味：うしとら【丑寅・艮】、ほくとう【北東】、とうほく【東北】

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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. (2025, January 18). うしとぅら【丑寅・艮】 : ushitura | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, April 22, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6793/ushitura/.