🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
がー【蛾】 : gaa | define meaning
gaa
Definition
Noun
- Moth, moths
Etymology
Cognate to Okinawan がー gaa and standard Japanese が【蛾】 ga "moth". Ultimately from Chinese 【蛾】 "moth" (cf. Mandarin é and yǐ; Cantonese ngai5 and ngo4; Taishan ngõ and ngũ; Min Nan gô, ngô͘ and ia̍h; Teochew ŋɔ; Wu (Shanghai) ŋu; Sino-Korean 아 a; Sino-Vietnamese ngài and nga), presumably pronounced /ŋɑ/ in Middle Chinese.
意味：が【蛾】