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ぴとぅ【海豚】

pitu

Definition

Noun

  1. Dolphin

Etymology

Cognate to Kikai and Yoron ぴとぅ pitu; Kikai and Kunigami (Takazato) ふぃとぅ fitu; Amami ふとぅ futu; Kunigami (Kin) ひーとぅい hiitui; Okinawan ふぃーとぅ fiitu and ひーとぅ hiitu ; Yonaguni ひとぅ hitu "dolphin". Attested in the Konkoukenshuu (混効験集, 1711), "Words of the Royal Palace", under the spelling へと feto.

Likely derived from the Chinese term 【海豚】 "dolphin" (cf. Mandarin hǎitún; Cantonese hoi2 tyun4; Hakka hói-thùn; Wu he den (T2); and Min Nan hái-thûnhai2 tung5hái-tu and hái-ti).

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji海豚
Kanaぴとぅ
New Okinawa Mojiぴ婢
Romanizationpitu

意味:いるか・イルカ【海豚】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, March 28). ぴとぅ【海豚】 : pitu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/2095/pitu/.