🌏 Region(s): Kyushu (Kagoshima: Tanegashima, Kumamoto, Saga)
ひやか【冷か・冷やか】 : hiyaka | define meaning
hiyaka
Pronunciation: [çijaka]
Definition
Ka-Adjective
- Cold; cool
Etymology
Related to the standard Japanese terms ひえ【冷え】 hie "the cold; a chill", ひや【冷・冷や】 hiya "cold water; cold sake", ひやり【冷やり】 hiyari "a sudden chill; a shiver", ひえる【冷える】 hieru "to become cold, chilly; to cool down", ひやす【冷やす】 hiyasu "to cool", and ひややか【冷ややか】 hiyayaka "cold; chilly". Also related to older Japanese term ひ【氷・冰】 hi "hail" or "ice".
Notes
The term is said to be falling out of use in Kumamoto.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 冷か 冷やか |
| Kana | ひやか |
| Romanization | hiyaka |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [çijaka] |
意味：さむい【寒い】、すずしい【涼しい】
Categories:
冷か
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2020, November 16). ひやか【冷か・冷やか】 : hiyaka | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, October 7, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1243/hiyaka/.