🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
てぃんがーら【天がーら・天川原・天河原・天川】 : tingaara | define meaning
tingaara
Pronunciation: [tiŋɡaːɾa]
Definition
Noun
- The Milky Way
Etymology
Derived from the term てぃん【天】 tin "sky; heaven; divine" and the rendaku form of かーら kaara "river, stream".
Notes
Tingara 【てぃんがーら】 is also the name of a Japanese musical group featuring the Okinawan artist Tsugumi Komemori, and the Yokohama artist Hideo Ishijima.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 天がーら 天川原 天河原 天川 |
| Kana | てぃんがーら |
| New Okinawa Moji | 廒んがーら |
| Romanization | tingaara |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [tiŋɡaːɾa] |
意味：あまのかわ・あまのがわ【天の川】、ぎんが【銀河】
Categories:
天がーら
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). てぃんがーら【天がーら・天川原・天河原・天川】 : tingaara | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, October 7, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/428/tingaara/.