🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)

ぼーふやー【孑孑・孑々・棒振】 : boofuyaa | define meaning

boofuyaa

Pronunciation: [boːɸujaː]

Definition

Noun

Mosquito larva; wriggler

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese ぼうふら【孑孑・孑々・棒振】 boufura "mosquito larva".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「ぼうふやー、あみぬくわ」棒振蟲（ボウフリムシ）あみぬくわハ雨子ノ義カ".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	孑孑孑々棒振
Kana	ぼーふやー
Romanization	boofuyaa
Pronunciation (IPA)	[boːɸujaː]

意味：ぼうふら・ボウフラ【孑孑・孑々・棒振】、ぼうふりむし【孑孑虫・棒振虫】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, May 27). ぼーふやー【孑孑・孑々・棒振】 : boofuyaa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, June 4, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7401/boofuyaa/.