🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
じょー【象】 : joo | define meaning
joo
Pronunciation: [d͡ʑoː]
Definition
Noun
- Elephant
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese ぞう【象】 zou "elephant".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「ざう」象（ザウ）".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 象 |
| Kana | じょー |
| Romanization | joo |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [d͡ʑoː] |
意味：ぞう【象】
Categories:
象
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, October 20). じょー【象】 : joo | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7743/joo/.