おみゃあ

Japanese

Etymology

Alternative spelling
おみゃー

Eye dialect spelling of Nagoya dialect オメァー [ò̞mǽː], corrupted from お前 (omae, “you”).

Pronunciation

• (Nagoya) IPA^(key): [ò̞mǽː]

Pronoun

おみゃあ or おみゃー • (omyā) 

1. Eye dialect spelling of お前 (omae), representing Nagoya Japanese.
   • 2003, Kenji YOSHIMOTO, 眩 関ヶ原〈1〉天下人、再臨, 学習研究社 [Gakken Co., Ltd.], →ISBN:

     死(し)んだと偽(いつわ)っておみゃあらの動(うご)きを見(み)ておった。そしたら、どえりゃあ騒(さわ)ぎになりよって、余(よ)は嘆(なげ)かわしゅうてならんだがや

     Shinda to itsuwatte omyā-ra no ugoki o miteotta. Soshitara, doeryā sawagi ni nariyotte, yo wa nagekawashūte naran da gaya

     I had pretended to be dead, and watched your actions. And then, you guys caused tremendous disturbance, so I can't contain my sadness.