🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
じばん【襦袢】 : jiban | define meaning
jiban
Pronunciation: [d͡ʑibaŋ̍]
Definition
Noun
- Undershirt
Etymology
Cognate with Kagoshima ぢばん djiban; Okinawan じばん jiban; standard Japanese じゅばん【襦袢】 juban "undershirt". Borrowed from Portuguese gibão "doublet (clothing)".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- The Okinawan Language (A Synchronic Description) (1963), by Owen Robert Loveless, records "jibaŋ, undershirt".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 襦袢 |
| Kana | じばん |
| Romanization | jiban |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [d͡ʑibaŋ̍] |
意味：じゅばん【襦袢】
Categories:
襦袢
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, January 29). じばん【襦袢】 : jiban | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6826/jiban/.