🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)

ちゅーがなびら【今日拝なびら】 : chuuganabira | define meaning

chuuganabira

Pronunciation: [t͡ɕuːɡanabiɾa]

Definition

Expression

(Polite) A greeting or salutation used when meeting someone: "Hello", "Good day", "Nice to see you".

Etymology

Derived from the Okinawan term ちゅー【今日】 chuu "today", the polite minzenkei form of the humble verb おがむ【拝む】 ogamu (Okinawan をぅがむん【拝むん】 wugamun or をぅがぬん【拝ぬん】 wuganun), meaning "to worship" or "to see".

Notes

Variant: ちゅーをぅがなびら【今日拝なびら】 chuu wuganabira.

意味：こんにちは【今日は】

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Greeting

今日拝なびら

Tags: Okinawan Language, Uchinaaguchi, Ryukyuan Languages, 沖縄方言, 沖縄語, うちなーぐち, 沖縄口, 琉球方言, 琉球語...

Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). ちゅーがなびら【今日拝なびら】 : chuuganabira | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, September 9, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/351/chuuganabira/.