🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
でーふぁー : deefaa | define meaning
deefaa
Pronunciation: [deːɸaː]
Definition
Noun
- Mortar (used to crush and grind rice); earthenware mortar
Etymology
Cognate to Okinawan でーふぁー deefaa; Miyako ないぱ naipa; Hatoma だいぱー daipaa; and standard Japanese らいぼん【擂盆】 raibon "mortar". The Ryukyuan and Japanese forms suggest Proto-Japonic *rai-pan. Ultimately of Chinese origin, likely a combination of 【擂】 "grind; mash" and 【盆】 "basin; pot; bowl"; also related to 【擂钵・擂缽】 "mortar and pestle" (cf. Mandarin léi bō; Cantonese leui4 but3).
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | でーふぁー |
| New Okinawa Moji | でー慠ー |
| Romanization | deefaa |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [deːɸaː] |
意味：らいぼん【擂盆】、すりばち【すり鉢・擂鉢】
でーふぁー
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). でーふぁー : deefaa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, April 21, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3562/deefaa/.