🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Kunigami: Benoki, Okinawa)
いる【色】 : iru | define meaning
iru
Pronunciation: [ʔiɾu]
Definition
Noun
- Color; colour
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese いろ【色】 iro "color".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Colours. Eéroo eéroo".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 色 |
| Kana | いる |
| Romanization | iru |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔiɾu] |
意味：いろ【色】
Categories:
色
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 30). いる【色】 : iru | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/5837/iru/.