🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa: Akajima)
んま【馬】 : nma | define meaning
nma
Pronunciation: [m̩ma]
Definition
Noun
- Horse
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese うま【馬】 uma "horse".
Historical attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo island in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Horse, Ma (Chinese)".
- Voyage of His Majesty's Ship Alceste: Along the Coast of Corea, to the Island of Lewchew, with an Account of Her Subsequent Shipwreck (1818), by John M'Leod, records "Horse. Mah".
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「うま」馬（ウマ）".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 馬 |
| Kana | んま |
| Romanization | nma |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [m̩ma] |
意味：うま【馬】
Categories:
馬
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, November 14). んま【馬】 : nma | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6707/nma/.