🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
そーば【相伴】 : sooba | define meaning
sooba
Pronunciation: [soːba]
Definition
Noun
- (Especially in the context of dining) Accompanying; partaking; participating; company; sharing (a meal)
- Someone whose role it is to accompany the groom at the bride's house during a traditional Okinawan wedding ceremony. Groomsman; attendant to the groom.
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese しょうばん【相伴】 shouban "accompanying (for dining)".
Notes
Honorific form: うそーばん【御相伴・う相伴】 usooban.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 相伴 |
| Kana | そーば |
| Romanization | sooba |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [soːba] |
意味：しょうばん【相伴】、ばいしょく【陪食】、結婚式中に新郎に同行して婦の家に同行する人
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, July 20). そーば【相伴】 : sooba | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7346/sooba/.