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はみ【蝮】 : hami | define meaning
hami
Definition
Noun
- Poisonous snake; poisonous serpent; pit viper; mamushi snake
Etymology
Cognate to standard Japanese はみ【蝮】 hami "pit viper". Possibly related to Fukui へぶ hebu and ひぶ hibu; Kagoshima へっ heq; Koshikijima へーぶ heebu; Takarajima へぶ hebu; Okinoerabu ひび hibi; Okinawan はぶ habu; standard Japanese へび【蛇】 hebi "snake".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 蝮 |
| Kana | はみ |
| Romanization | hami |
意味：どくじゃ・どくへび【毒蛇】、まむし【蝮】
Categories:
蝮
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). はみ【蝮】 : hami | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 3, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/2437/hami/.