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だんま・ダンマ : danma | define meaning

danma

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)".

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Orthography	Form
Kana	だんまダンマ
Romanization	danma

意味：たんすいエビ【淡水エビ】、テナガエビ【手長蝦・草蝦】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). だんま・ダンマ : danma | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3436/danma/.