よーがー【歪】 : yoogaa | define meaning
Region: Ryukyu (Okinawa)
yoogaa [joːɡaː]
Definition
Noun, Adjective
- Curved; warped; distorted; crooked
Etymology
From the verb ゆがみーん【歪みーん】 yugamiin "to be curved, to be warped, to be distorted".
Cognate with Kagoshima よんご yongo; Tokunoshima ゆが yuga; Okinawan よーがー yoogaa; Miyako ゆが yuga.
Compare the Okinawan expression よーがーひーがー yoogaa-hiigaa "winding" to Kagoshima よんごひんご yongo-hingo "winding" (< よがむ yogamu "to be curved, etc.").
Notes
This term is usually found in compounds.
意味：ゆがんだもの【歪んだ物】、ゆがんでいるもの【歪んでいる物】
