🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Amami: Oshima, Amami: Ukejima, Okinoerabu, Yoron)
ひとつば : hitotsuba | define meaning
hitotsuba
Definition
Noun
- Inumaki (sp. Podocarpus macrophyllus); Buddhist pine; Fern pine; Japanese yew; Yew pine; Bigleaf podocarp
Etymology
Cognate to Kagoshima ひとっば hitobba; Kikai ひとぅつば hitutsuba and ひとぅとぅふぁ hitutufa; as well as Amami Oshima, Ukejima, Okinoerabu and Yoron ひとつば hitotsuba "inumaki (sp. Podocarpus macrophyllus)". Also cognate to standard Japanese ひとつば hitotsuba "Pyrrosia lingua", an unrelated species of fern. Likely a compound of ひとつ【一つ】 hitotsu "one; single" and the rendaku form of は【葉】 ha "leaf". Related to Okinoerabu いぬひとつば inuhitotsuba; as well as Amami Oshima, Tokunoshima and Okinoerabu やまひとつば yamahitotsuba "inumaki (sp. Podocarpus macrophyllus)".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | ひとつば |
| Romanization | hitotsuba |
意味：いぬまき・イヌマキ【犬槇・犬槙】
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ひとつば
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). ひとつば : hitotsuba | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 7, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3336/hitotsuba/.