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まちぐぁー・まちぐゎー【町ぐぁー・町ぐゎー】 : machigwaa | define meaning

machigwaa

Pronunciation: [mat͡ɕiɡʷaː]

Definition

Noun

Market; marketplace

Etymology

Derived from the term まち【町】 machi "town; market", and the diminutive suffix ぐぁー・ぐゎー gwaa.

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	町ぐぁー町ぐゎー
Kana	まちぐぁーまちぐゎー
New Okinawa Moji	まち徭ー
Romanization	machigwaa
Pronunciation (IPA)	[mat͡ɕiɡʷaː]

意味：いちば【市場】

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町ぐぁー

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). まちぐぁー・まちぐゎー【町ぐぁー・町ぐゎー】 : machigwaa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 6, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/514/machigwaa/.