🌏 Region(s): Chugoku (Shimane: Izumo), Shikoku (Kagawa), Kyushu (Nagasaki: Gotou, Oita)
べべんこ【べべん子】 : bebenko | define meaning
bebenko
Definition
Noun
- Calf; calves
Etymology
Cognate to Hyogo べーこ beeko; Tottori べーべのこ beebenoko; Shimane めーのこ meenoko; Shimane, Kagawa, Nagasaki and Oita べべんこ bebenko; and Kagoshima and Miyazaki べぶんこ bebunko "calf". Derived from [root], the genitive particle の no or ん n, and the diminutive suffix こ【子】 ko. Related to Tohoku べご bego; Tohoku, Tochigi, Niigata, Yamanashi, Hyogo and Kyoto べこ beko "cow"; Fukushima べーこ beeko; Iwate べーご beego; Gunma べご bego; Aomori べごっこ begokko; Yamanashi べごこ begoko; and Ainu ペコ peko "cow".
Stemming from or related to Yamagata, Yamaguchi, Kagawa, Fukuoka, Nagasaki and Oita べべ bebe; to Hyogo, Hiroshima, Tottori, Nagasaki and Oita べーべ beebe; to Shizuoka, Mie, Miyazaki and Oita べー bee; to Nagano and Nagasaki べーぼ beebo "calf; cow"; to Nagano ぼーぼー boobo; to Kanagawa and Kagoshima もー moo; Shizuoka もーん moon; Kanagawa もーや mooya; and to Kagoshima and Miyazaki べぶ bebu "cow". Possibly of onomatopoeic origin or related to the prefix め【雌】 me "female (animal)".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | べべん子 |
| Kana | べべんこ |
| Romanization | bebenko |
意味：こうし【子牛】