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どーぐゎー・どーぐぁー【胴小】 : doogwaa | define meaning

doogwaa

Pronunciation: [doːɡʷaː]

Definition

Noun

(Hatmaking) Sides of a hat; crown wall

Etymology

From どー【胴】 doo "body" and the diminutive suffix ぐゎー【小】 gwaa.

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Orthography	Form
Kanji	胴小
Kana	どーぐゎーどーぐぁー
New Okinawa Moji	どー徭ー
Romanization	doogwaa
Pronunciation (IPA)	[doːɡʷaː]

意味：ぼうしのえんのそとがわ【帽子の縁の外側】、ぼうしのつばのそとがわ【帽子の鍔の外側・帽子の鐔の外側】

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Hatmaking

胴小

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, September 20). どーぐゎー・どーぐぁー【胴小】 : doogwaa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, October 3, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/9168/doogwaa/.