🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Miyako)
たる【誰】 : taru | define meaning
taru
Definition
Pronoun
- Interrogative personal pronoun: who
Etymology
Cognate to the Ryukyuan variant たり【誰】 tari, historically pronounced たれ tare. Cognate to Okinawan たー taa; standard Japanese だれ【誰】 dare, Middle Japanese たれ tare (cf. 1600 Vocabvlario da Lingoa de Iapam), Old Japanese た ta (cf. 711-2, 古事記 Kojiki).
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 誰 |
| Kana | たる |
| Romanization | taru |
意味：だれ【誰】
Categories:
誰
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). たる【誰】 : taru | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/97/taru/.