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ほーべー【朋輩・傍輩】 : hoobee | define meaning

hoobee

Pronunciation: [hoːbeː]

Definition

Noun

Peer

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese ほうばい【朋輩・傍輩】 houbai "peer". Ultimately from Chinese 【朋輩・朋辈】 "peer" (cf. Mandarin péngbèi; Cantonese pang4 bui3), reconstructed for Middle Chinese as *bong pwojH.

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「はうべ𛀁」朋輩（ホウバイ）".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	朋輩傍輩
Kana	ほーべー
Romanization	hoobee
Pronunciation (IPA)	[hoːbeː]

意味：ほうばい【朋輩・傍輩】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, May 27). ほーべー【朋輩・傍輩】 : hoobee | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, June 3, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8751/hoobee/.