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ゆいか【海豚】 : yuika | define meaning
yuika
Pronunciation: [juika]
Definition
Noun
- Dolphin
Etymology
Cognate to Akita and Iwate ゆるが yuruga; Iwate ゆりか yurika; Iwate, Shizuoka, Wakayama and Saga ゆるか yuruka; Shimane うるか uruka; Kagoshima ゆいか yuika; and standard Japanese いるか【海豚】 iruka "dolphin". Several speculative etymologies have been proposed in different sources, but none accepted with confidence.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 海豚 |
| Kana | ゆいか |
| Romanization | yuika |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [juika] |
意味：いるか・イルカ【海豚】
Categories:
海豚
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, February 7). ゆいか【海豚】 : yuika | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, October 22, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/5097/yuika/.