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すーじむやー : suujimuyaa | define meaning

suujimuyaa

Pronunciation: [suːd͡ʑimuːjaː]

Definition

Noun

Newt
(Especially) Sword-tailed newt (Cynops ensicauda sp.); Anderson's crocodile newt (Echinotriton andersoni sp.)

Etymology

Cognate with Kunigami (Oku) っとーしんぶーらー ttooshinbuuraa; Kunigami (Benoki) そーりむやー soorimuyaa; Okinawan (Shuri) そーじむやー soojimuyaa; Okinawan (Akajima) すーじむやー suujimuyaa "newt".

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Orthography	Form
Kana	すーじむやー
Romanization	suujimuyaa
Pronunciation (IPA)	[suːd͡ʑimuːjaː]

意味：いもり・イモリ【井守】、シリケンイモリ、オキナワシリケンイモリ、イボイモリ

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すーじむやー

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, November 15). すーじむやー : suujimuyaa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6739/suujimuyaa/.