🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
しちがーら【敷瓦・敷ち瓦・甃】 : shichigaara | define meaning
shichigaara
Pronunciation: [ɕit͡ɕiɡaːɾa]
Definition
Noun
- Paving tile; tile paver
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese しきがわら【敷瓦・敷き瓦・甃】 shikigawara "paving tile".
Historical attestations
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「しちがーら」 敷瓦（シキガハラ）"
意味：しきがわら【敷瓦・敷き瓦・甃】
敷瓦