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いんぐゎ・いんぐぁ【因果】 : ingwa | define meaning

ingwa

Pronunciation: [ʔiŋ̍ɡʷa]

Definition

Noun

A behaviour or action taken in the past that is considered wrong, immoral or unfortunate. A wrongdoing; a sin; a misdeed; a misfortune; bad luck.
(Usually in compounds) Retribution for a wrong or immoral act. Karma.

Etymology

Attested in the 1896 沖縄語典 Okinawagoten, by Masayo Nakamoto (p. 17). Cognate to standard Japanese いんが【因果】 inga "wrongdoing; karma".

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Orthography	Form
Kanji	因果
Kana	いんぐゎいんぐぁ
New Okinawa Moji	いん徭
Romanization	ingwa
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ʔiŋ̍ɡʷa]

意味：いんが【因果】、いんがおうほう【因果応報】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2019, October 15). いんぐゎ・いんぐぁ【因果】 : ingwa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, October 12, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/854/ingwa/.