🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
かーみー【亀】 : kaamii | define meaning
kaamii
Pronunciation: [kaːmiː]
Definition
Noun
- Turtle; tortoise
Etymology
Cognate to Akita がめ game; Kikai はむぃ hamï, はみー hamii and かみ kami; Okinawan かーみ kaami; and standard Japanese かめ【亀】 kame "turtle; tortoise". Attested in the Okinawan language dictionary (沖縄語典, 1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, under the spellings かみ kami and かーみ kaami.
Spelling
Orthography | Form |
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Kanji | 亀 |
Kana | かーみー |
Romanization | kaamii |
Pronunciation (IPA) | [kaːmiː] |
意味:かめ【亀】
Categories:
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). かーみー【亀】 : kaamii | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, November 13, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/2473/kaamii/.