あんだ【油】 : anda | define meaning

Cognate with Koshikijima (Kagoshima) あぶや abuya and あっば abba; Okinawan あんだ anda; Miyako あっゔぁ avva; and standard Japanese あぶら【油】 abura "oil". The term likely stems from the mizenkei form of the verb あぶる【炙る・焙る】 aburu "to warm; to toast; to roast; to grill; to heat up".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

• 混効験集 Konkoukenshuu (1711), "Words of the Royal Palace", records "「あむた」油之事".
• Essay in Aid of a Grammmar and Dictionary of the Luchuan Language (1895), by Basil Hall Chamberlain, records "Anda, grease, oil, fat. (Conf. Abura)" and "Abura, oil, grease. Less used than the synonymous term anda.".
• 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「あんだ」油（アブラ）".