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波布

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波布 (habu): the habu pit viper.
Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
ふ > ぶ
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Okinawan (はぶ) (habu, snake). Likely cognate with Japanese (へび) (hebi, snake).

  • Possibly an alteration from 反鼻 (hanbi), an obsolete term for a kind of Chinese medicine made from the skin and/or organs of certain venomous snakes.
  • More likely, may be an alteration from (へび) (hebi, snake). Some dialects distinguish between non-poisonous hebi and poisonous habi.
  • Possibly also related to, or influenced by, Old Japanese-derived verb () (hamu, to bite). An /m/ - /b/ alternation can be found in some Japanese words, so a shift from hamu to habu is a reasonable possibility. The standard modern Japanese word hebi for “snake” may similarly be derived from, or have been influenced by, hamu “to bite”.

The kanji spelling 波布 is an example of ateji, with the characters chosen purely for their phonetic values.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()() or 波布(ハブ) (habu

  1. a venomous pit viper of species Protobothrops flavoviridis (syn. Trimeresurus flavoviridis), native to Okinawa

Usage notes

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As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ハブ.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: habu

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Miyako

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Kanji in this term
Grade: 3 Grade: 5
Alternative spelling

Etymology

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Cognate with mainland Japanese (へび) (hebi, snake).

Noun

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波布(ぱゔ) (pav

  1. snake, viper, Okinawan habu

Okinawan

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Kanji in this term
Grade: 3 Grade: 5
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Etymology

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Cognate with mainland Japanese (へび) (hebi, snake).

Noun

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波布(はぶ) (habu

  1. snake, viper, Okinawan habu