🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Amami: Koniya)
ひｸﾞる : higru | define meaning
higru
Pronunciation: [çiɡ̩ɾu]
Definition
Noun
- Grime; filth; dirt
Etymology
Cognate with Nagasaki へぐら hegura "soot (under cookware)"; Goto (Nagasaki) へぐら hegura and へんだ henda "soot (under cookware)"; Kagoshima, Kumamoto, Miyazaki and Oita へぐろ heguro "soot; black residue"; Nakijin ぴんぐ pingu "grime; filth; soot (under cookware)"; Okinawan ひんぐ hingu "grime; filth"; and Yonaguni ひんぐ hingu "soot". Partly related to Shizuoka へすび【竈墨】 hesubi "soot"; and Fukushima へすび hesubi and へそび hesobi "soot (under cookware)".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | ひｸﾞる |
| Romanization | higru |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [çiɡ̩ɾu] |
意味：あか【垢】
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, April 14). ひｸﾞる : higru | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, May 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/5973/higru/.