🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
やま【山】 : yama | define meaning
yama
Pronunciation: [jama]
Definition
Noun
- Forest; mountain forest
- Mountain
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese やま【山】 yama "mountain".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations:
- おもろさうし Omoro Saushi (1531-1623) records "やま", "たうやま" and "やまくすく".
- 混効験集 Konkoukenshuu (1711), "Words of the Royal Palace", records "「やまあつため」山猪" and "「やまのくにかね」山の神の事なり".
- Archiv für asiatische Litteratur, Geschichte und Sprachkunde (1810), by Julius von Klaproth, records "Berg, yamann".
- Essay in Aid of a Grammmar and Dictionary of the Luchuan Language (1895), by Basil Hall Chamberlain, records "Yama, a mountain, a hill: yama-mmu, a wild potato. (Jap. yama.)", " [Interrogative] yama-yyi? 'a mountain?'", "[Isolated] yamā 'mountain'" and "ufu-yama [...] a big mountain".
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「やま」山（ヤマ）".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 山 |
| Kana | やま |
| Romanization | yama |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [jama] |
意味：もり【森】、さんりん【山林】、やま【山】
Categories:
山
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, May 12). やま【山】 : yama | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, May 13, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7037/yama/.