🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
っんま・ぅんま【馬】 : qnma · 'nma | define meaning
qnma · 'nma
Pronunciation: [ʔm̩ma]
Definition
Noun
- Horse
- ふぃんぎっんま【ふぃんぎ馬】
fingi qnma
"runaway horse" - くやーっんま【くやー馬】
kuyaa qnma
"wild horse" - っゑんだっんま【っゑんだ馬】
qwenda qnma
"gentle horse" - ふぃんじゃにっんま【ふぃんじゃに馬】
finjani qnma
"untamed horse" - ぐまっんま【ぐま馬】
guma qnma
"foal" - っんまぐゎ【馬ぐゎ】
qnma gwa
"small horse", "young horse", "foal" - をぅーっんま【牡馬】
wuu qnma
"male horse", "stallion" - みーっんま【牝馬】
mii qnma
"female horse", "mare" - っんまからいちゅん【馬から行ちゅん】
qnma kara ichun
"to go by horse" - っんまぬいん【馬乗いん】
qnma nuin
"to ride a horse"
- ふぃんぎっんま【ふぃんぎ馬】
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese うま【馬】 uma "horse".
Historical attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo island in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Horse, Ma (Chinese)".
- Voyage of His Majesty's Ship Alceste: Along the Coast of Corea, to the Island of Lewchew, with an Account of Her Subsequent Shipwreck (1818), by John M'Leod, records "Horse. Mah".
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「うま」馬（ウマ）".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 馬 |
| Kana | っんま ぅんま |
| New Okinawa Moji | 望ま |
| Romanization | qnma ʔnma 'nma |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔm̩ma] |
意味：うま【馬】
Categories:
馬
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, September 15). っんま・ぅんま【馬】 : qnma · 'nma | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, October 1, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/171/qnma-'nma/.