🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
くーばー【蜘蛛】 : kuubaa | define meaning
kuubaa
Pronunciation: [kuːbaː]
Definition
Noun
- Spider
Etymology
Cognate with Kagoshima こっ koʔ (< kobu) "spider"; Tanegashima こぶ kobu "large spider"; Amami (Setouchi) こぶ kobu; Okinawan くーばー kuuba; Yonaguni くぶ kubu "spider"; and possibly standard Japanese くも【蜘蛛】 kumo "spider". Attested in the Okinawan Konkoukenshuu (混効験集, 1711), "Words of the Royal Palace", under the spelling くぶ kubu (p. 12).
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 蜘蛛 |
| Kana | くーばー |
| Romanization | kuubaa |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [kuːbaː] |
意味：くも【蜘蛛】
Categories:
蜘蛛
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, November 15). くーばー【蜘蛛】 : kuubaa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/988/kuubaa/.