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をぅがなびら【拝なびら】 : wuganabira | define meaning

wuganabira

Pronunciation: [(w)uɡanabiɾa]

Definition

Expression

A phrasal ending roughly equivalent to "it's a pleasure to see you"
1. ちゅーをぅがなびら【今日拝なびら】
  chuu wuganabira
  (Polite) "Hello", "Good day"
2. はじみてぃをぅがなびら【初みてぃ拝なびら】
  hajimiti wuganabira
  (Polite) "How do you do?", "Nice to meet you", "Pleased to make your acquaintance"

Etymology

From the polite, volitional-presumptive form of the verb をぅがぬん【拝ぬん】 wuganun "to worship; to see; to meet".

Notes

Occasional spelling variants: うぅがなびら or うがなびら.

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	拝なびら
Kana	をぅがなびら
New Okinawa Moji	歹がなびら
Romanization	wuganabira
Pronunciation (IPA)	[(w)uɡanabiɾa]

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Greeting

拝なびら

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, September 29). をぅがなびら【拝なびら】 : wuganabira | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, October 1, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/50/wuganabira/.