🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ぬーる【祝女】 : nuuru | define meaning
nuuru
Pronunciation: [nuːɾu]
Definition
Noun
- Ryukyuan priestess; village priestess
Etymology
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- 混効験集 Konkoukenshuu (1711), "Words of the Royal Palace", records "「のろへ」祝部".
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "ぬーる、ぬるぐむい（のろごもり）祝々、天孫氏ノ代娘ヲシテ神職ヲ掌ヲシメタルニ起レリ今一ヶ間切ニ五六名アリ。".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 祝女 |
| Kana | ぬーる |
| Romanization | nuuru |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [nuːɾu] |
意味：のろ・ノロ【祝女】、琉球神道における女性の祭司
Categories:
祝女
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, September 25). ぬーる【祝女】 : nuuru | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7656/nuuru/.