🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
うんぐゎいなん・うんぐぁいなん : ungwainan | define meaning
ungwainan
Pronunciation: [ʔuŋ̍ɡʷainaŋ̍]
Definition
Noun
- (Obsolete) Curlew; whimbrel; sandpiper
Etymology
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Curlew. U'nguainan".
Notes
Not attested in any modern work.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | うんぐゎいなん うんぐぁいなん |
| New Okinawa Moji | うん徭いなん |
| Romanization | ungwainan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔuŋ̍ɡʷainaŋ̍] |
意味：しぎ・シギ【鴫・鷸】、しゃくしぎ・シャクシギ【杓鴫・尺鷸】
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うんぐゎいなん
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, December 1). うんぐゎいなん・うんぐぁいなん : ungwainan | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8051/ungwainan/.