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いぃんぐゎー・いぃんぐぁー・ゆぃんぐゎー・ゆぃんぐぁー【縁小】 : yingwaa | define meaning

yingwaa

Pronunciation: [jiŋ̍ɡʷaː]

Definition

Noun

(Hatmaking) Hat brim

Etymology

From いぃん【縁】 yin "edge" and the diminutive suffix ぐゎー【小】 gwaa.

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Orthography	Form
Kanji	縁小
Kana	いぃんぐゎーいぃんぐぁーゆぃんぐゎーゆぃんぐぁー
New Okinawa Moji	杖ん徭ー
Romanization	yingwaa
Pronunciation (IPA)	[jiŋ̍ɡʷaː]

意味：ぼうしのじょうぶ【帽子の上部】

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Hatmaking

縁小

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, September 20). いぃんぐゎー・いぃんぐぁー・ゆぃんぐゎー・ゆぃんぐぁー【縁小】 : yingwaa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, October 3, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/9172/yingwaa/.