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いっがね【指金・指がね】

iggane

Pronunciation: [iɡɡane]

Definition

Noun

  1. (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)".

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OrthographyForm
Kanji指金
指がね
Kanaいっがね
Romanizationiggane
Pronunciation (IPA)[iɡɡane]

意味:ゆびわ【指輪】

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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/.