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でぃんぐ【林檎】 : dingu | define meaning

dingu

Pronunciation: [diŋ̍ɡu]

Definition

Noun

Apple

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese りんご【林檎】 ringo "apple".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「りんぐ」林檎（リンゴ）、苹果".
The Okinawan Language (A Synchronic Description) (1963), by Owen Robert Loveless, records "diŋgu, apple".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	林檎
Kana	でぃんぐ
New Okinawa Moji	廙んぐ
Romanization	dingu
Pronunciation (IPA)	[diŋ̍ɡu]

意味：りんご【林檎・苹果】

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林檎

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, January 29). でぃんぐ【林檎】 : dingu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6827/dingu/.