🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
きーまー【毛まー】 : kiimaa | define meaning
kiimaa
Pronunciation: [kiːmaː]
Definition
Noun
- A person who is fairly hairy or shaggy
Etymology
Derived from the root けぶ・けむ【毛ぶ・毛む】 kebu ~ kemu "hairy" (cf. Japanese けぶかい【毛深】 kebukai "thick-haired"), itself formed from け【毛】 ke "hair" (cf. Okinawan きー【毛】 kii) and the rendaku form of ふ【生】 fu "thick (growth)"; affixed by the Okinawan person suffix あー -aa.
Notes
Also: きーがたー【毛方ー】 kiigataa "hairy person".
意味：けぶかいひと【毛深い人】
Categories:
毛まー
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). きーまー【毛まー】 : kiimaa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, September 9, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/349/kiimaa/.