🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Tokunoshima)
がま : gama | define meaning
gama
Pronunciation: [ɡama]
Definition
Noun
- Reef cave; coral cave
Etymology
Cognate with Kumamoto (Kumamura), Miyazaki (Nishimorokata) and Kagoshima がま gama "cave (near a river)"; Tokunoshima がま gama "cave (in a coral reef)"; and Okinawan がま gama "cave".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | がま |
| Romanization | gama |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɡama] |
意味：がんしょうのどうくつ【岩礁の洞窟】
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, April 26). がま : gama | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7008/gama/.