🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ゐなぐんぐゎ・ゐなぐんぐぁ : winagungwa | define meaning
winagungwa
Pronunciation: [(w)inaɡuŋ̍ɡʷa]
Definition
Noun
- Girl; young woman
- Daughter
Etymology
From ゐなぐ【女子】 winagu "woman" and the diminutive suffix んぐゎ【ん子・子】 ngwa.
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Daughter. Innágo oóngua, or úngua".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | ゐなぐんぐゎ ゐなぐんぐぁ |
| New Okinawa Moji | ゐなぐん徭 |
| Romanization | winagungwa |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [(w)inaɡuŋ̍ɡʷa] |
意味：おんなのこ【女の子】、むすめ【娘】
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ゐなぐんぐゎ
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, December 2). ゐなぐんぐゎ・ゐなぐんぐぁ : winagungwa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8060/winagungwa/.