はなぶる

Yonaguni

Etymology

Derived from はな (hana, “nose”), although the final -buru is unclear; compare みんぶる (minburu, “head”).

Pronunciation

• (Sonai) IPA^(key): [hànábúɾú] (tone class A)

Noun

はなぶる (hanaburu) 

1. 鼻ぶる: (anatomy) nose

   はなぶるか゚　つぁいどぅぶる

   hanaburu'nga tsaiduburu

   My nose is clogged.

Derived terms

• はなぶるぬつー (hanaburunutsū, “mucus”)

References

• Hōsei Daigaku Okinawa Bunka Kenkyūjo (法政大学沖縄文化研究所) (1987) “琉球の方言１１巻：八重山・与那国島 [Ryukyuan Dialects 11: Yonaguni-jima, Yaeyama]”, in Ryūkyū no Hōgen (琉球の方言), volume 11, →DOI, pages 01-359
• Yonaguni Hōgen Jiten Henshū I'inkai (与那国方言辞典編集委員会) (2021) どぅなんむぬい辞典 [Dunanmunui Dictionary], Yonaguni (与那国町): Yonaguni-chō Kyōiku I'inkai (与那国町教育委員会), page 258