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かちゃ【蚊帳】 : kacha | define meaning

kacha

Pronunciation: [kat͡ɕa]

Definition

Noun

Mosquito net

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese かちょう【蚊帳・蚊屋】 kachou "mosquito net".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

混効験集 Konkoukenshuu (1711), "Words of the Royal Palace", records "「むきやちや」御蚊帳".
沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「かちや」蚊帳（カヤ）".
Essay in Aid of a Grammmar and Dictionary of the Luchuan Language (1895), by Basil Hall Chamberlain, records "Kacha, a mosquito net".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	蚊帳
Kana	かちゃ
Romanization	kacha
Pronunciation (IPA)	[kat͡ɕa]

意味：かや・かちょう【蚊帳・蚊屋】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, January 18). かちゃ【蚊帳】 : kacha | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6797/kacha/.