🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
やなむん【やな者・やな物】 : yanamun | define meaning
yanamun
Pronunciation: [janamuŋ̍]
Definition
Noun
- (Written やな者) Bad person
- (Written やな物) Monster; demon; fiend
Etymology
From やな yana "bad" and both むん【者】 mun "person" and むん【物】 mun "thing".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Bad man. Yáwna moon, or Yánna choo".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | やな者 やな物 |
| Kana | やなむん |
| Romanization | yanamun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [janamuŋ̍] |
意味：わるもの【悪者】、あくにん【悪人】、ばけもの【化け物・化物】、まもの【魔物】
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やな者
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 23). やなむん【やな者・やな物】 : yanamun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7951/yanamun/.