🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
しかばに【屍】 : shikabani | define meaning
shikabani
Pronunciation: [ɕikabani]
Definition
Noun
- Corpse; dead body
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese しかばね【屍】 shikabane "corpse".
Historical attestations
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「しかばに」 屍（シカバネ）"
意味：しかばね【屍】、したい【死体・屍体】