🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Kunigami: Benoki)
よーかー : yookaa | define meaning
yookaa
Pronunciation: [joːkaː]
Definition
Particle
- More than; greater than; rather than
- ふゆよーかーなちやあちはぬ【冬よーかー夏や暑はぬ】
fuyu yookaa nachi ya achihanu
"summer is hotter than winter"
- ふゆよーかーなちやあちはぬ【冬よーかー夏や暑はぬ】
- From; beginning from; starting from
Etymology
Cognate with Kagoshima よっか yokka and よか yoka; Koshikijima よきゃあ yokyaa and ゆうきゃあ yuukyaa; Koshikijima and northern Tanegashima よいか yoika; Kunigami (Benoki) よーかー yookaa; Okinawan (Shuri) やか yaka and ゆか yuka; and standard Japanese より yori and よりか yorika.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | よーかー |
| Romanization | yookaa |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [joːkaː] |
意味：（助詞）より、よりか
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, April 13). よーかー : yookaa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 24, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/5932/yookaa/.