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とぅかきん : tukakin | define meaning

tukakin

Pronunciation: [tukakiŋ̍]

Definition

Noun

Dogtooth tuna (Gymnosarda unicolor sp.); white tuna

Etymology

Cognate with Tokunoshima (Isen) とぅわきん tuwakin; Okinawan (Ikei) とかきん tokakin; Okinawan (Naha, Shuri, Yomitan) and Yaeyama (Hatoma) とぅかきん tukakin "dogtooth tuna".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kana	とぅかきん
New Okinawa Moji	婢かきん
Romanization	tukakin
Pronunciation (IPA)	[tukakiŋ̍]

意味：いそまぐろ・イソマグロ【磯鮪】

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とぅかきん

Tags: Okinawan Language, Uchinaaguchi, Ryukyuan Languages, 沖縄方言, 沖縄語, うちなーぐち, 沖縄口, 琉球方言, 琉球語...

Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, August 4). とぅかきん : tukakin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7438/tukakin/.