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いら【刺・棘・蕁】

ira

Pronunciation: [ʔiɾa]

Definition

Noun

  1. Jellyfish; medusa; nettlefish

Etymology

Cognate to Yamaguchi and Tanegashima いら ira; Okinawan (Shuri) いらー iiraa; Okinawan (Kudaka) いらぶ irabu; Minna いら ira; and Taketomi いれェん irën "jellyfish". Ultimately from the Japonic root いら【刺・棘・蕁】 ira, meaning "sting". Compare the related standard Japanese terms: いらくさ【刺草】 irakusa "nettle" (lit. "stinging grass"); いらが・イラガ【刺蛾】 iraga "Iraga Slug Moth" (Monema flavescens) (lit. "stinging moth"); いらだち【いら立ち・苛立ち】 iradachi "irritation"; and いらいら iraira "irritating".

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Kanaいら
Romanizationira
Pronunciation (IPA)[ʔiɾa]

意味:くらげ・クラゲ【水母・海月】、すいぼ【水母】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2022, December 14). いら【刺・棘・蕁】 : ira | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/4799/ira/.