🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
いしびゃー【石火矢】 : ishibyaa | define meaning
ishibyaa
Pronunciation: [ʔiɕibjaː]
Definition
Noun
- Medieval breech-loading swivel cannon
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Japanese いしびや【石火矢】 ishibiya "cannon".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Cannon. I'shee-beéa".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 石火矢 |
| Kana | いしびゃー |
| Romanization | ishibyaa |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔiɕibjaː] |
意味：いしびや【石火矢】、たいほう【大砲】
Categories:
石火矢
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 27). いしびゃー【石火矢】 : ishibyaa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8001/ishibyaa/.