🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
とぅら【虎】 : tura | define meaning
tura
Pronunciation: [tuɾa]
Definition
Noun
- Tiger
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese とら【虎】 tora "tiger".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations:
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo island in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "[English] Tiger, [Japanese] Tora, [Loo-Choo] Toora".
- Essay in Aid of a Grammmar and Dictionary of the Luchuan Language (1895), by Basil Hall Chamberlain, records "Tura, a tiger. (Jap. Tora.)".
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「とゥら」虎（トラ）、朝鮮語ナリト云フ".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 虎 |
| Kana | とぅら |
| New Okinawa Moji | 婢ら |
| Romanization | tura |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [tuɾa] |
意味：とら【虎】
Categories:
虎
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, May 21). とぅら【虎】 : tura | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, June 19, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/630/tura/.