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がらさー【烏・鴉】 : garasaa | define meaning

garasaa

Pronunciation: [ɡaɾasaː]

Definition

Noun

Crow; raven

Etymology

Cognate with Morokata からし karashi; Kikai がらさー garasaa and がるさー garusaa; Amami からすぃ karasï; Okinoerabu がらし garashi; Yonaguni がらち garachi; and standard Japanese からす【烏・鴉】 karasu "crow; raven".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	烏鴉
Kana	がらさー
Romanization	garasaa
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ɡaɾasaː]

意味：からす【烏・鴉】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, August 19). がらさー【烏・鴉】 : garasaa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/2104/garasaa/.