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Miyako
Noun
ぱな (pana)
- 花: flower
- 鼻: nose
Yaeyama
Noun
ぱな (pana)
- 花: flower
- 鼻: nose
Yoron
Etymology 1
From Proto-Ryukyuan *pana (“nose, side”), from Proto-Japonic *pana (“nose, side”).
Pronunciation
- (Mugiya Higashi-ku) IPA(key): (tone class A)
Noun
ぱな (pana)
- 鼻: a nose
- the top
Etymology 2
From Proto-Ryukyuan *pana (“flower”), from Proto-Japonic *pana (“flower”).
Pronunciation
- (Mugiya Higashi-ku) IPA(key): (tone class B)
Noun
ぱな (pana)
- 花: a flower
- something that prospers
- an ear of grain
- a reward
- a whitecap
References
- Kiku, Chiyo, Takahashi, Toshizō (2005) 与論方言辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: Musashinoshoin, page 435