ぱー

Kunigami

Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *pa, from Proto-Japonic *pa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʰáː] (tone class A)

Noun

ぱー (pā) 

1. 葉: leaf

Miyako

Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *pa, from Proto-Japonic *pa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paː/

Noun

ぱー (pā) 

1. 葉: leaf

Yaeyama

Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *pa, from Proto-Japonic *pa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paː/

Noun

ぱー (pā) 

1. 葉: leaf

Yonaguni

Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *kura ~ kuCa (“child”).

Pronunciation

• (Sonai) IPA^(key): [páː]

Noun

ぱー (pā) 

1. bud; sprout

   Synonym: ばい (bai)

   1. (especially) bamboo shoot
2. the mark of a bioorganism

Derived terms

• すらんぱ (suranpa, “treetop; part of a sprout”)
• たぎぬんぱ (taginunpa, “bamboo shoot”)
• どぅにんぱ (duninpa, “sea hibiscus”)
• どぅんぬぱ (dunnupa, “arrow”)

References

• Ikema, Nae (池間苗) (2003) 与那国語辞典 [Yonaguni Language Dictionary], Yonaguni: private publication, →OCLC, pages 169, 201, 340