🌏 Region(s): Kansai (Hyogo), Chugoku (Hiroshima, Tottori), Kyushu (Nagasaki, Oita)
べーべ : beebe | define meaning
beebe
Definition
Noun
- Calf; calves; cow; cows; cattle
Etymology
Cognate 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)".
Also related to Hyogo べーこ beeko; Tottori べーべのこ【べーべの子】 beebenoko; Shimane めーのこ meenoko; Shimane, Kagawa, Nagasaki and Oita べべんこ【べべん子】 bebenko; and Kagoshima and Miyazaki べぶんこ【べぶん子】 bebunko "calf". Also 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".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | べーべ |
| Romanization | beebe |
意味：こうし【子牛・仔牛】、うし【牛】