🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)

いゆうやー【魚売やー】 : iyu uyaa | define meaning

iyu uyaa

Pronunciation: [ʔijuʔujaː]

Definition

Noun

Fishmonger

Etymology

Cognate with Kagoshima いおうい io ui; Amami (Kakeroma) っゆうりゃ qyu urya; Okinawan いゆうい iyu ui and いゆうやー iyu uyaa; and standard Japanese うおうり【魚売り・魚売】 uo uri "fishmonger".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「いゆうい」魚賣（サカナウリ）".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	魚売やー
Kana	いゆうやー
Romanization	iyu uyaa
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ʔijuʔujaː]

意味：さかなうり・うおうり【魚売り・魚売】、さかなや【魚屋】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, February 4). いゆうやー【魚売やー】 : iyu uyaa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 25, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6856/iyuuyaa/.