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そーじむやー : soojimuyaa | define meaning

soojimuyaa

Pronunciation: [soːd͡ʑimuːjaː]

Definition

Noun

Newt
(Especially) Sword-tailed newt (Cynops ensicauda sp.); Anderson's crocodile newt (Echinotriton andersoni sp.)

Etymology

Cognate with Kunigami (Oku) っとーしんぶーらー ttooshinbuuraa; Kunigami (Benoki) そーりむやー soorimuyaa; Okinawan (Shuri) そーじむやー soojimuyaa; Okinawan (Akajima) すーじむやー suujimuyaa "newt".

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Orthography	Form
Kana	そーじむやー
Romanization	soojimuyaa
Pronunciation (IPA)	[soːd͡ʑimuːjaː]

意味：いもり・イモリ【井守】、シリケンイモリ、オキナワシリケンイモリ、イボイモリ

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そーじむやー

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, November 15). そーじむやー : soojimuyaa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, June 19, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/4083/soojimuyaa/.