っゑーか・ぅゑーか・うぇーか・えーか : qweeka · 'weeka · eeka | define meaning

Cognate to standard Japanese おやこ【親娘】 oyako "parent and child", and thus cognate to the Okinawan variant うやっくゎ uyakkwa "parent and child". Compare Okinawan っゑーかた qweekata "foster parent" to Japanese おやかた・おやがた【親方】 oyakata ~ oyagata (ibid.).