🌏 Region(s): Kyushu (Kagoshima, Miyazaki)
べぶんこ【べぶん子】 : bebunko | define meaning
bebunko
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 |
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Kanji | べぶん子 |
Kana | べぶんこ |
Romanization | bebunko |
意味:こうし【子牛】