🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
なー【菜】 : naa | define meaning
naa
Pronunciation: [naː]
Definition
Noun
- Vegetable; greens
- しまなーんかみぶさみ？【島菜ん咬み欲さみ？】
shima naa n kami busami?
"Do you also want to eat some Okinawan vegetables?", "Would you also like to try Okinawan greens?"
- しまなーんかみぶさみ？【島菜ん咬み欲さみ？】
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese な【菜】 na "vegetable".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 菜 |
| Kana | なー |
| Romanization | naa |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [naː] |
意味：な【菜】、やさい【野菜】
Categories:
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, July 27). なー【菜】 : naa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7375/naa/.