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みっくゎ・みっくぁ【盲・瞽】 : mikkwa | define meaning

mikkwa

Pronunciation: [mikkʷa]

Definition

Noun

Blind

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese めくら【盲・瞽】 mekura "blind".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Blind. Meégua" and "Blind man. Akee meégua".

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Orthography	Form
Kanji	盲瞽
Kana	みっくゎみっくぁ
New Okinawa Moji	みっ彩
Romanization	mikkwa
Pronunciation (IPA)	[mikkʷa]

意味：めくら・めしい【盲・瞽】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 22). みっくゎ・みっくぁ【盲・瞽】 : mikkwa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7942/mikkwa/.