🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
かーみ【亀】 : kaami | define meaning
kaami
Definition
Noun
- Turtle; tortoise
Etymology
Cognate to Akita がめ game; Kikai はむぃ hamï, はみー hamii and かみ kami; Okinawan かーみ kaami; and standard Japanese かめ【亀】 kame "turtle; tortoise". Attested in the Okinawan language dictionary (沖縄語典, 1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, under the spellings かみ kami and かーみ kaami.
意味：かめ【亀】