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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】

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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 2024, December 9, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/2083/kaabuyaa/.