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🌏 Region(s): Shikoku (Tokushima)

えんま

enma

Definition

Noun

  1. Praying mantis

Etymology

Likely a shortened form of the Tokushima word ほとけんま hotokenma "praying mantis".

Notes

Attested in parts of south-east Tokushima.

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OrthographyForm
Kanaえんま
Romanizationenma

意味:かまきり・カマキリ【蟷螂・螳螂・鎌切】

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えんま
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, September 1). えんま : enma | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 3, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6462/enma/.