🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)

ひらく : hiraku | define meaning

hiraku

Pronunciation: [çiɾaku]

Definition

Adverb

In a cross-legged manner
1. ひらくいぃーん
  hiraku yiin
  "To sit in a cross-legged manner"

Etymology

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「ひらく、あんぐゑーどゥい」跌（アグラ）、盤坐".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kana	ひらく
Romanization	hiraku
Pronunciation (IPA)	[çiɾaku]

意味：あぐら【胡座・胡坐・胡床】、あんざ【安座・安坐】

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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, November 10). ひらく : hiraku | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7827/hiraku/.