🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Kunigami: Benoki, Okinawa)
やー【家】 : yaa | define meaning
yaa
Pronunciation: [jaː]
Definition
Noun
- House; home; dwelling
Etymology
Cognate with Okinawan やー yaa; Yonaguni だー・だ daa ~ da; and standard Japanese や【家】 ya "house".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "House. Ya, or Kat'chee", "House where salt is made. Máshoo ya", "Bad building. Wása ya", "Wása ya, a mean house".
Notes
Topical form: やーや【家や】 yaaya "house; home"
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 家 |
| Kana | やー |
| Romanization | yaa |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [jaː] |
意味：いえ【家】
Categories:
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 23). やー【家】 : yaa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, October 3, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/42/yaa/.