でーふぁー : deefaa | define meaning
Region: Ryukyu (Okinawa)
deefaa [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).
意味：らいぼん【擂盆】、すりばち【すり鉢・擂鉢】
