🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
なーしるまぶい【苗代まぶい】 : naashirumabui | define meaning
naashirumabui
Pronunciation: [naːɕiɾumabui]
Definition
Noun
- Scarecrow
Etymology
From なーしる【苗代】 naashiru "rice seedbed" and まぶい mabui "spirit".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「なーしるまぶい」案山子（カカシ）、竹藁ナドニヲ作リタル人形ニ箕笠ヲ着セ弓矢ヲ持タンメタルモノ田畑ノ間ニ立".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 苗代まぶい |
| Kana | なーしるまぶい |
| Romanization | naashirumabui |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [naːɕiɾumabui] |
意味：かかし【案山子】
Categories:
苗代まぶい
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, February 2). なーしるまぶい【苗代まぶい】 : naashirumabui | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 25, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6853/naashirumabui/.