大大和
Appearance
Okinawan
[edit]Kanji in this term | ||
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大 | 大 | 和 |
うふ Grade: 1 |
やまとぅ | |
Grade: 1 | Grade: 3 | |
kun'yomi | irregular |
Alternative spellings |
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大倭 大日本 大和 |
Etymology
[edit]From 大 (ufu-, “greater”) + 大和 (Yamatu, “Japan”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]大大和 (Ufuyamatu)
- Japan, Mainland Japan (in contrast to Okinawa)
Usage notes
[edit]- Because 大和 (Yamatu) may also refer to Satsuma, 大大和 (Ufuyamatu) is used to clearly refer to Mainland Japan in contrast to Okinawa.
References
[edit]- Kokuritsu Kokugo Kenkyūjo (国立国語研究所) (1963) 沖縄語辞典 (Okinawa-go Jiten) [Dictionary of the Okinawan Language] (in Japanese), Tokyo (東京): Okurashō Insatsu Kyoku (財務省印刷局)
Categories:
- Okinawan terms spelled with 大 read as うふ
- Okinawan terms spelled with 大
- Okinawan terms spelled with 和
- Okinawan terms read with irregular kanji readings
- Okinawan terms prefixed with 大
- Okinawan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Okinawan lemmas
- Okinawan proper nouns
- Okinawan terms spelled with first grade kanji
- Okinawan terms spelled with third grade kanji
- Okinawan terms with 3 kanji
- ryu:Countries in Asia
- ryu:Japan
- Okinawan exonyms