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たかまめんちん : takamamenchin | define meaning

takamamenchin

Pronunciation: /takamameNtiN/ [takamamen̩t͡ɕiŋ̍]

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".

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Orthography	Form
Kana	たかまめんちん
Romanization	takamamenchin
Pronunciation (IPA)	/takamameNtiN/ [takamamen̩t͡ɕiŋ̍]

意味：めだか・メダカ【目高】

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たかまめんちん

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, November 10). たかまめんちん : takamamenchin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 25, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6589/takamamenchin/.