🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
はぶ【波布・蛇】 : habu | define meaning
habu
Pronunciation: [habu]
Definition
Noun
- Snake; serpent
- Venomous snake; viper; pitviper
- (Especially) Okinawan habu (Protobothrops flavoviridis sp.)
Etymology
Cognate with 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".
Notes
The term はぶ【波布・飯匙倩】 habu is also used in both Japanese and English to refer to various Ryukyuan species of venomous pitvipers, namely the Sakishima habu (Trimeresurus elegans), the Okinawan habu (Protobothrops flavoviridis), the Tokara habu (Protobothrops tokarensis), and the Hime habu (Ovophis okinavensis).
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 波布 蛇 |
| Kana | はぶ |
| Romanization | habu |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [habu] |
意味：へび【蛇】、はぶ【波布・飯匙倩】、バイパー
Categories:
波布
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, November 15). はぶ【波布・蛇】 : habu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 24, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/45/habu/.