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🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)

がに【蟹】 : gani | define meaning

gani

Pronunciation: [ɡani]

Definition

Noun

Crab

Etymology

Cognate to Tottori がに gani; Kumamoto がね gane; Kagoshima がね gane; Koshikijima があね gaane; Kikai がにー ganii; Okinoerabu がに gani; Okinawan がに gani; and standard Japanese かに【蟹】 kani "crab".

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Tags: Okinawan Language, Uchinaaguchi, Ryukyuan Languages, 沖縄方言, 沖縄語, うちなーぐち, 沖縄口, 琉球方言, 琉球語...

Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). がに【蟹】 : gani | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, September 12, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1219/gani/.