🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
がらし【烏・鴉】 : garashi | define meaning
garashi
Pronunciation: [ɡaɾaɕi]
Definition
Noun
- Crow; raven
Etymology
Cognate with Miyazaki (Morokata) からし karashi; Kikai がらさー garasaa and がるさー garusaa; Amami からすぃ karasï; Okinoerabu がらし garashi; Yonaguni がらち garachi; and standard Japanese からす【烏・鴉】 karasu "crow; raven".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Crow. Gárrasee".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 烏 鴉 |
| Kana | がらし |
| Romanization | garashi |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɡaɾaɕi] |
意味：からす【烏・鴉】
Categories:
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, December 1). がらし【烏・鴉】 : garashi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8049/garashi/.