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はび【蝮】

habi

Definition

Noun

  1. Poisonous snake; poisonous serpent; pit viper; mamushi snake

Etymology

Cognate to standard Japanese はみ【蝮】 hami "pit viper". Possibly related to Fukui へぶ hebu and ひぶ hibu; Kagoshima へっ heq; Koshikijima へーぶ heebu; Takarajima へぶ hebu; Okinoerabu ひび hibi; Okinawan はぶ habu; standard Japanese へび【蛇】 hebi "snake".

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意味:どくじゃ・どくへび【毒蛇】、まむし【蝮】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). はび【蝮】 : habi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 3, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/4308/habi/.