🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Tokunoshima: Hetono)
あうぬぎゃ : aunugya | define meaning
aunugya
Pronunciation: [ʔaunuɡja]
Definition
Noun
- Ryukyu green snake (Cycophiops semicarinatus sp.)
Etymology
Other Tokunoshima forms include:
- あうぬぎゃ aunugya (平土野 Hetono)
- あうぬじゃ aunuja (井之川 Inokawa)
- あおぬじゃ aonuja (花徳 Kedoku and 松原 Matsubara)
- あおぬぎゃ aonugya (亀徳 Kametoku, 尾母 Omo, 浅間 Asama and 喜念 Kinen)
- おーぬじゃ oonuja (与那間 Yonama, 阿三 Asan, 中伊仙 Naka-Isen and 面縄 Omonawa)
- おーぬざ oonudza (手々 Tete)
- おーぬぎゃ oonugya (山 San, 池間 Ikema, 西阿木名 Nishiagina, 犬田布 Inutabu, 阿権 Agon and 東目手久 Higashi-Metegu)
- うーぬじゃ uunuja (金見 Kanami)
Source: Nohara, Mitsuyoshi and Miyagi, Kuniharu. (1972). 徳之島の動物方言語彙.
Cognate with Okinawa (Ikeijima) おーなぎ oonagi; and Okinawan (Shuri) おーなじゃー oonajaa "Ryukyu green snake". Ultimately from あお【青】 ao "blue, green" and うなぎ【鰻】 unagi "eel". Compare Kunigami (Takazato) やまうなぎ【山鰻】 yamaunagi "Ryukyu green snake".
Notes
This snake can be found throughout the Northern Ryukyuan Islands, including the Tokara islands, the Amami islands and the Okinawa islands.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | あうぬぎゃ |
| Romanization | aunugya |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔaunuɡja] |
意味：りゅうきゅうあおへび・リュウキュウアオヘビ【琉球青蛇】
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あうぬぎゃ
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, September 8). あうぬぎゃ : aunugya | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 3, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6503/aunugya/.