🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
はたき【畑・畠】 : hataki | define meaning
hataki
Pronunciation: [hataki]
Definition
Noun
- Field; farmland; land; plot
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese はたけ【畑・畠】 hatake "field".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Essay in Aid of a Grammar and Dictionary of the Luchuan Language (1895), by Basil Hall Chamberlain, records "Hataki, a field,—other than wet rice-fields. (Jap. hatake.)".
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「はた、はたき、はる」畠（ハタ）、畑（ハタケ）".
- The Okinawan Language (A Synchronic Description) (1963), by Owen Robert Loveless, records "hataki, field".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 畑 畠 |
| Kana | はたき |
| Romanization | hataki |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [hataki] |
意味：はたけ【畑・畠】
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, September 6). はたき【畑・畠】 : hataki | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6829/hataki/.