🌏 Region(s): Kyushu (Kagoshima: Nagashima, Kagoshima: Tanegashima, Kumamoto: Amakusa)
だくま・ダクマ : dakuma | define meaning
dakuma
Definition
Noun
- Freshwater shrimp or prawn, especially of the Neocaridina and Macrobrachium genera.
Etymology
Cognate to Amakusa (Kumamoto), Nagashima (Kagoshima) and Tanegashima (Kagoshima) だくま dakuma; and Kagoshima だんま danma "freshwater shrimp; freshwater prawn". Also cognate with Nagasaki だくま dakuma "Japanese lobster (sp. Metanephrops japonicus)".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | だくま ダクマ |
| Romanization | dakuma |
意味：たんすいエビ【淡水エビ】、テナガエビ【手長蝦・草蝦】
Categories:
だくま
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). だくま・ダクマ : dakuma | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 6, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3435/dakuma/.