🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ふーをー・ふーおー【鳳凰】 : fuuwoo · fuuoo | define meaning
fuuwoo · fuuoo
Pronunciation: [ɸuːoː]
Definition
Noun
- Chinese phoenix; fenghuang
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese ほうおう【鳳凰】 houou "Chinese phoenix". Ultimately from Chinese 【鳳凰・凤凰・鳳皇・凤皇】 "Chinese phoenix, fenghuang" (cf. Mandarin fènghuáng; Cantonese fung6 wong4; Hakka fung-fòng; Hokkien hōng-hông; Sino-Korean 봉황 bonghwang; Sino-Vietnamese phượng hoàng).
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「ふわう」鳳凰（ホウワウ）、想像ノ瑞鳥ノ名".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 鳳凰 |
| Kana | ふーをー ふーおー |
| Romanization | fuuwoo fuuoo |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɸuːoː] |
意味：ほうおう【鳳凰】
Categories:
鳳凰
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, May 27). ふーをー・ふーおー【鳳凰】 : fuuwoo · fuuoo | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, June 3, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7098/fuuwoo-fuuoo/.