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あかんぐゎ・あかんぐぁ【赤子】 : akangwa | define meaning

akangwa

Pronunciation: [ʔakaŋ̍ɡʷa]

Definition

Noun

Baby

Etymology

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

Essay in Aid of a Grammmar and Dictionary of the Luchuan Language (1895), by Basil Hall Chamberlain, records "Akang-gwā, a baby, lit. red child. (Jap. aka-go.)".
沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「あかぐ、あかんぐわー」赤子（アカゴ）".

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Orthography	Form
Kanji	赤子
Kana	あかんぐゎあかんぐぁ
New Okinawa Moji	あかん徭
Romanization	akangwa
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ʔakaŋ̍ɡʷa]

意味：あかちゃん【赤ちゃん】、あかんぼう・あかんぼ【赤ん坊】、あかご【赤子】

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赤子

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, May 18). あかんぐゎ・あかんぐぁ【赤子】 : akangwa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, June 3, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/4064/akangwa/.