🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
とぅぶー : tubuu | define meaning
tubuu
Pronunciation: [tubuː]
Definition
Noun
- Flying fish
Etymology
Cognate with Kagoshima (Tanegashima) とっぴー toppii; Okinawan (Ikei) とぶー tobuu; Okinawan (Naha, Shuri) とぅぶー tubuu; and standard Japanese とびうお【飛魚・飛び魚・鰩・𩹉】 tobi uo "flying fish" and its variant とびいお tobi io.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | とぅぶー |
| New Okinawa Moji | 婢ぶー |
| Romanization | tubuu |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [tubuː] |
意味：とびうお・トビウオ【飛魚・飛び魚・鰩・𩹉】
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, August 4). とぅぶー : tubuu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 6, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6080/tubuu/.