🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
いしぐるま【石車】 : ishiguruma | define meaning
ishiguruma
Pronunciation: [ʔiɕiɡuɾuma]
Definition
Noun
- (Archaism) A type of flat-bed cart or bullock cart used for transporting rocks and ores.
Etymology
Borrowed from Early Modern Japanese いしぐるま【石車】 ishiguruma "cart for transporting rocks and ores".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「いしぐるま」石車（イシグルマ）".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 石車 |
| Kana | いしぐるま |
| Romanization | ishiguruma |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔiɕiɡuɾuma] |
意味：いしぐるま【石車】
Categories:
石車
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, May 21). いしぐるま【石車】 : ishiguruma | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, May 21, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8703/ishiguruma/.