🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Tokunoshima)
たんみゃ : tanmya · tammya | define meaning
tanmya · tammya
Pronunciation: [tam̩mja]
Definition
Noun
- 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
Used especially in Northern Tokunoshima. The form たみな tamina also occurs in the North, but it's comparably rare. In central and southern Tokunoshima, the form たんにゃ tannya is most common.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | たんみゃ |
| Romanization | tanmya tammya |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [tam̩mja] |
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). たんみゃ : tanmya · tammya | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3281/tanmya-tammya/.