🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
あんだちゃー : andachaa | define meaning
andachaa
Pronunciation: [ʔan̩dat͡ɕaː]
Definition
Noun
- Lizard
- Green grass lizard (Takydromus smaragdinus sp.)
- Okinawa blue-tailed skink (Plestiodon marginatus sp.)
- Ryukyu short-legged skink (Ateuchosaurus pellopleurus sp.)
Etymology
Cognate with Okinawan あんだちゅー andachuu and あんだちゃー andachaa "lizard". Possibly also related to Okinawan あたくー atakuu and あたかー atakaa "Okinawa tree lizard".
Historical attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1811), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Lizard, U'ndlecha".
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「あんだちや」 蜥蜴（トカゲ）".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | あんだちゃー |
| Romanization | andachaa |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔan̩dat͡ɕaː] |
意味：とかげ・トカゲ【蜥蜴】、あおかなげび・アオカナヘビ【青金蛇】、おきなわとかげ【沖縄蜥蜴・オキナワトカゲ】、へりぐろひめとかげ・ヘリグロヒメトカゲ【縁黒姫蜥蜴・縁黒姫石竜子】
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あんだちゃー
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, November 15). あんだちゃー : andachaa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6729/andachaa/.