🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Tokunoshima)
たみな : tamina | define meaning
tamina
Pronunciation: [tamina]
Definition
Noun
- (Rare) Snail
Etymology
Cognate to Amakusa (Kumamoto) and Kagoshima たみな tamina "pond snail"; Tokunoshima たみな tamina, たんみゃ tanmya and たんにゃ tannya "snail"; Nakijin たんなー tannaa "pond snail"; and Okinawan たーんな taanna "pond snail; mud snail". Ultimately a compound of た【田】 ta "rice field" and みな【蜷】 mina "snail".
Notes
This form is attested in the North-East of Tokunoshima. More common forms include たんみゃ tanmya and たんにゃ tannya.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | たみな |
| Romanization | tamina |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [tamina] |
意味：まきがい【巻貝・巻き貝】、かたつむり・カタツムリ【蝸牛】、まいまい【舞舞・舞々】、でんでんむし【でんでん虫】、かぎゅう
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). たみな : tamina | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 7, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3280/tamina/.