tigami

Saaroa

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese てがみ (tegami).

Noun

tigami

1. letter

References

• “tigami”, in 原住民族語言線上詞典 [Online Dictionary of Aboriginal Languages] (in Mandarin), Taipei: Foundation for Research and Development of Aboriginal Languages, 2014
• 台灣原住民族語借詞詞彙彙編—拉阿魯哇語/A Glossary of Loanwords in Hla’alua

Sakizaya

Alternative forms

• tingami

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese てがみ (tegami, “letter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ti.ɡa.ˈmi/, [ti.ɡa.ˈmi]

Noun

tigami

1. letter; written message