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あやはびら【綾蝶】 : aya habira | define meaning

aya habira

Definition

Noun

Butterfly

Etymology

Cognate to the Amami Oshima variant あやはぶら aya habura "butterfly". Likely derived from あや【綾】 aya "pattern; design" and はびら habira "butterfly; moth" (cf. Okinawan はーべーるー haabeeruu or はべる haberu and Yonaguni はびる habiru "butterfly").

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	綾蝶
Kana	あやはびら
Romanization	aya habira

意味：ちょうちょう【蝶々・蝶蝶】、こちょう【胡蝶】、ちょう【蝶】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). あやはびら【綾蝶】 : aya habira | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, April 22, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1478/ayahabira/.