🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
かーぶやー【蝙蝠】 : kaabuyaa | define meaning
kaabuyaa
Pronunciation: [kaːbujaː]
Definition
Noun
- (Animal) Bat
Etymology
Cognate with Aomori かもり kamori and こもり komori; Hachijo こーもりめ koomorime; Kagoshima こもい komoi; Amami こーぶり kooburi and こーぴり koopiri; Okinawan (Shuri) かーぶやー kaabuyaa; Okinawan (Ikeijima) こーもり koomori; standard Japanese こうもり【蝙蝠】 koumori and its variant かわほり kawahori "bat". Historically attested Japanese forms include かはほり kapapori, かほふり kapopuri, and かはぼり kapabori. Unclear relation with Ainu カパㇷ゚ kapap "bat".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 蝙蝠 |
| Kana | かーぶやー |
| Romanization | kaabuyaa |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [kaːbujaː] |
意味：こうもり・かわほり【蝙蝠】、ひそ【飛鼠】
Categories:
蝙蝠
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, November 14). かーぶやー【蝙蝠】 : kaabuyaa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/2083/kaabuyaa/.