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っやー・ぃやー・いゃー : 'yaa · qyaa | define meaning
'yaa · qyaa
Pronunciation: [ʔjaː]
Definition
Pronoun
- (Informal) Second person pronoun: you, yourself
Etymology
Likely cognate with Amami and Yoron うら ura; Yoron uro; Miyako っゔぁ vva; Yonaguni んだ nda; and standard Japanese うら【己】 ura "you". Thus: *ura > *ira > *ija > ʔjaa.
Notes
Sometimes written with the Kanji 【汝】.
意味：きみ【君】、あなた【貴方】、おまえ【お前】
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2014, September 4). っやー・ぃやー・いゃー : 'yaa · qyaa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, September 9, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/43/'yaa-qyaa/.