🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Kunigami: Benoki)
すば : suba | define meaning
suba
Pronunciation: [suba]
Definition
Noun
- Tongue
Etymology
Attested under the spelling seéba (síba) "lips" in the 1818 Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo island in the Japan Sea, by Herbert John Clifford. Cognate to Kagoshima and Miyazaki すば suba "lips"; Kumamoto つば tsuba "lips"; Oita つば tsuba "lips"; Sesoko しばー shibaa "lips"; Okinawan しば shiba "tongue; lips"; Yonaguni んば nba "lips"; and standard Japanese つば【唾】 tsuba "saliva" or つば【鍔】 tsuba "guard; brim; flange".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | すば |
| Romanization | suba |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [suba] |
意味：した【舌】、ベロ、タン
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すば
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, March 31). すば : suba | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 22, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/5818/suba/.