🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
よーがー【歪】 : yoogaa | define meaning
yoogaa
Pronunciation: [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.
Spelling
Orthography | Form |
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Kanji | 歪 |
Kana | よーがー |
Romanization | yoogaa |
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】