🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
はーとぅい【はー鳥】 : haatui | define meaning
haatui
Pronunciation: [haːtui]
Definition
Noun
- Large type of chicken, often used in cockfighting
Etymology
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Essay in Aid of a Grammmar and Dictionary of the Luchuan Language (1895), by Basil Hall Chamberlain, records "Hā-tui, or hā-tuyā, a large kind of barndoor fowl,—what the Jap. call shamo.)".
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| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | はー鳥 |
| Kana | はーとぅい |
| New Okinawa Moji | はー婢い |
| Romanization | haatui |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [haːtui] |
意味：しゃも・シャモ【軍鶏】、にわとり・とり【鶏】、とうけい【闘鶏】
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はー鳥
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, May 15). はーとぅい【はー鳥】 : haatui | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, May 16, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8675/haatui/.