🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
いーびんぐゎー・いーびんぐぁー【指小・指子・指んぐゎー・指んぐぁー】 : iibingwaa · iibi ngwaa | define meaning
iibingwaa · iibi ngwaa
Pronunciation: [ʔiːbiŋ̍ɡʷaː]
Definition
Noun
- Little finger; pinky finger
Etymology
From いーび【指】 iibi "finger" and the diminutive suffix んぐぁー・んぐゎー ngwaa.
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Finger, little. Eébeegwaw".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 指小 指子 指んぐゎー 指んぐぁー |
| Kana | いーびんぐゎー いーびんぐぁー |
| New Okinawa Moji | いーびん徭ー |
| Romanization | iibingwaa iibi ngwaa |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔiːbiŋ̍ɡʷaː] |
意味：こゆび【小指】
Categories:
指小
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, December 27). いーびんぐゎー・いーびんぐぁー【指小・指子・指んぐゎー・指んぐぁー】 : iibingwaa · iibi ngwaa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, February 4, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1171/iibingwaa-iibingwaa/.