🌏 Region(s): Kyushu (Kagoshima)
げい : gei | define meaning
gei
Definition
Noun
- Tadpole
Etymology
From a reduced form of the expression げいのこ【蛙の子】 gei no ko "frogling, froglet, tadpole". Compare standard Japanese かえる【蛙】 kaeru "frog" and かえるのこ【蛙の子】 kaeru no ko "frogling, froglet, tadpole".
意味：かと【蝌蚪・科斗】、おたまじゃくし・オタマジャクシ【お玉杓子・御玉杓子】、かえるのこ【蛙の子・蛙子】