🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
かっぱ【合羽】 : kappa | define meaning
kappa
Pronunciation: [kappa]
Definition
Noun
- Raincoat
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese capa "coat, jacket, cape, cloak".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, 1795-1798 (1804), by William Robert Broughton, records "Kapa, A hat".
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「かっぱ」哈叭（カツパ）、合羽、すぺいん語".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 合羽 |
| Kana | かっぱ |
| Romanization | kappa |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [kappa] |
意味：かっぱ【合羽】、あまがっぱ【雨合羽】
Categories:
合羽
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, February 8). かっぱ【合羽】 : kappa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 25, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6863/kappa/.