🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ちゅーをぅがなびら【今日拝なびら】 : chuu wuganabira | define meaning
chuu wuganabira
Pronunciation: [t͡ɕuː (ʷ)uɡanabiɾa]
Definition
Expression
- (Polite) A greeting or salutation used when meeting someone: "Hello", "Good day"
Etymology
Derived from the Okinawan term ちゅー【今日】 chuu "today", and the polite minzenkei form of the humble verb おがむ【拝む】 ogamu (Okinawan をぅがむん【拝むん】 wugamun or をぅがぬん【拝ぬん】 wuganun), meaning "to worship" or "to see".
Notes
Spelling variant: ちゅーうがなびら chuu uganabira.
Form variant: ちゅーがなびら【今日拝なびら】 chuuganabira.
意味：こんにちは【今日は】