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へえぶ・へーぶ【蛇】

heebu

Pronunciation: [heːbu]

Definition

Noun

  1. Snake; serpent.

Etymology

Cognate to Fukui へぶ hebu and ひぶ hibu; Kagoshima へっ heq; Koshikijima へーぶ heebu; Takarajima へぶ hebu; Okinoerabu ひび hibi; Okinawan はぶ habu; standard Japanese へび【蛇】 hebi "snake".

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Pronunciation (IPA)[heːbu]

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). へえぶ・へーぶ【蛇】 : heebu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1211/heebu/.