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とぅぬか【鳥ぬ子・卵】 : tunuka | define meaning
tunuka
Pronunciation: [tunuka]
Definition
Noun
- Eggs; bird eggs; chicken's eggs
Etymology
From Miyako とぅィ【鳥】 tuɿ "bird; chicken", the genitive particle ぬ nu, and the diminutive suffix か【子】 ka. Cognate to Hirara とぅなか tunaka "(bird) eggs"; Ishigaki とぅなが tunaga "(bird) eggs"; and standard Japanese とりのこ【鳥の子】 tori no ko (torinoko), meaning "(bird) eggs" or "baby bird; chick".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 鳥ぬ子 卵 |
| Kana | とぅぬか |
| Romanization | tunuka |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [tunuka] |
意味：たまご【卵】、とりのこ【鳥の子】
Categories:
鳥ぬ子
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2013, July 17). とぅぬか【鳥ぬ子・卵】 : tunuka | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 15, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1137/tunuka/.