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やどぅや【宿屋】 : yaduya | define meaning

yaduya

Pronunciation: [jaduja]

Definition

Noun

Inn; hotel

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese やどや【宿屋】 yadoya "inn".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「やどゥや」宿屋（ヤドヤ）ハタゴヤ".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	宿屋
Kana	やどぅや
New Okinawa Moji	や嬨や
Romanization	yaduya
Pronunciation (IPA)	[jaduja]

意味：やどや【宿屋】、はたごや【旅籠屋】

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Dwelling

宿屋

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, May 11). やどぅや【宿屋】 : yaduya | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, May 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7029/yaduya/.