🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa: Akajima)
うぐいす 【鶯・鴬】 : uguisu | define meaning
uguisu
Pronunciation: [ʔuɡuisu]
Definition
Noun
- Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone sp.)
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese うぐいす【鶯・鴬】 uguisu "Japanese bush warbler".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「うぐひすィ」鶯（ウグヒス）".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 鶯 鴬 |
| Kana | うぐいす |
| Romanization | uguisu |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔuɡuisu] |
意味：うぐいす・ウグイス【鶯・鴬】
Categories:
鶯
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, October 22). うぐいす 【鶯・鴬】 : uguisu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6723/uguisu/.