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よーがー【歪】

yoogaa

Pronunciation: [joːɡaː]

Definition

Noun, Adjective

  1. 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.

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Kanji
Kanaよーがー
Romanizationyoogaa
Pronunciation (IPA)[joːɡaː]

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】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2022, August 17). よーがー【歪】 : yoogaa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, November 3, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/4525/yoogaa/.