🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
あたびち : atabichi | define meaning
atabichi
Pronunciation: [ʔatabit͡ɕi]
Definition
Noun
- Frog
Etymology
Variant: あたびちゃー atabichaa. Related to the Nagasaki term びき biki "frog".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Frog. A'tta beétsee".
Notes
Inspired by Okinawan music and narrative, American koto artist Elizabeth Falconer titled one of her musical stories "Atabichi, the Hoppositional Frog" in her 2005 album "Little Pink Fish".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | あたびち |
| Romanization | atabichi |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔatabit͡ɕi] |
意味：かえる【蛙】
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あたびち
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, December 28). あたびち : atabichi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, January 8, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/176/atabichi/.