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かーみー【亀】

kaamii

Pronunciation: [kaːmiː]

Definition

Noun

  1. 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.

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Pronunciation (IPA)[kaːmiː]

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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/.