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あっかー : akkaa | define meaning

akkaa

Pronunciation: [ʔakkaː]

Definition

Interjection

An expression of pain. Ouch!; Ow!

Etymology

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Burn, to. Yáddee, or A'kka" and "ackka, burning".
Essay in Aid of a Grammmar and Dictionary of the Luchuan Language (1895), by Basil Hall Chamberlain, records "Akkā! an exclamation of pain.".

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Orthography	Form
Kana	あっかー
Romanization	akkaa
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ʔakkaː]

意味：いたい【痛い】、あいた・あいたっ

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Tags: Okinawan Language, Uchinaaguchi, Ryukyuan Languages, 沖縄方言, 沖縄語, うちなーぐち, 沖縄口, 琉球方言, 琉球語...

Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, July 1). あっかー : akkaa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, July 13, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/9016/akkaa/.