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いっがね【指金・指がね】 : iggane | define meaning

iggane

Pronunciation: [iɡɡane]

Definition

Noun

(On a finger) Ring

Etymology

Derived from いっ【指】 iq ~ i' "finger" and the rendaku form of かね【金】 kane "gold". Cognate to Shimabara, Nagasaki ゆびかね yubikane; and the now archaic Japanese term ゆびがね【指金】 yubigane "ring (on the finger)".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	指金指がね
Kana	いっがね
Romanization	iggane
Pronunciation (IPA)	[iɡɡane]

意味：ゆびわ【指輪】

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指金

Tags: Kagoshima dialect, Kagomma-ben, Kagonma, Kagoima, Satsuma, Satsugu, かごっま, かごんま, 鹿児島弁, 鹿児島方言, 薩隅方言...

Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, February 5). いっがね【指金・指がね】 : iggane | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, April 22, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1317/iggane/.