🌏 Region(s): Kyushu (Kumamoto: Amakusa)
ずぐらめ : zugurame | define meaning
zugurame
Definition
Noun
- Snail
Etymology
Likely related to Kumamoto どぐら dogura "slug; beach conger eel". Possibly also cognate to Kansai どかん dokan; Nagasaki どんぽ donpo; Kumamoto どんかっちょ donkaccho; Amakusa (Kumamoto) どぐら dogura; and standard Japanese どんこ・ドンコ【鈍甲】 donko "dark sleeper (sp. Odontobutis obscura)".
Notes
Variant: ずんぐらめ zungurame.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | ずぐらめ |
| Romanization | zugurame |
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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ずぐらめ
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). ずぐらめ : zugurame | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 7, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3444/zugurame/.