🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinoerabu)
ひび【蛇】 : hibi | define meaning
hibi
Definition
Noun
- 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".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 蛇 |
| Kana | ひび |
| Romanization | hibi |
意味：へび【蛇】、はぶ【波布・飯匙倩】
Categories:
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). ひび【蛇】 : hibi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 3, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1212/hibi/.