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たかまめんちゅ : takamamenchu | define meaning

takamamenchu

Pronunciation: /takamameNtju/ [takamamen̩t͡ɕu]

Definition

Noun

Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes sp.); medaka

Etymology

Cognate with Kagoshima たかめ takame, たかまめ takamame, たかまもちょ takamamecho, たかまめんちゅ takamamenchu, たかまめんちん takamamenchin; and Okinawan (Shuri) たままー takamaa, たかまーみ takamaami, たかまみ takamami "Japanese rice fish".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kana	たかまめんちゅ
Romanization	takamamenchu
Pronunciation (IPA)	/takamameNtju/ [takamamen̩t͡ɕu]

意味：めだか・メダカ【目高】

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たかまめんちゅ

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, November 10). たかまめんちゅ : takamamenchu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 25, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6588/takamamenchu/.