🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
てぃんぷら【天麩羅・天婦羅】 : tinpura | define meaning
tinpura
Pronunciation: [tim̩puɾa]
Definition
Noun
- Seafood, meat or vegetables that have been lightly battered and deep-fried. Tempura.
Etymology
Borrowed from standard Japanese てんぷら【天麩羅・天婦羅】 tenpura "Tempura". Ultimately from Latin tempora "times (of fasting)".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 天麩羅 天婦羅 |
| Kana | てぃんぷら |
| New Okinawa Moji | 廒んぷら |
| Romanization | tinpura |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [tim̩puɾa] |
意味：てんぷら【天ぷら・天麩羅・天婦羅】
Categories:
天麩羅
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, December 14). てぃんぷら【天麩羅・天婦羅】 : tinpura | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, February 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8156/tinpura/.