あら

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Interjection

あら • (ara) 

  1. (chiefly women's speech) oh; ah
    • 1997 December 12, Abiko, Miwa, “みかん・絵日記特別編　吐夢と不思議な猫 [Mikan Picture Diary Special: Tom and the Mysterious Cat]”, in みかん・絵日記 [Mikan Picture Diary], volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Hakusensha, page 13:
      あら猫(ねこ)さん？あのっ帰(かえ)っちゃうの？
      Ara neko-san? Anokkaetchau no?
      Hey kitty? Will you ever come back?
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Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of あら – see the following entry.
【𩺊】H
Niphon spinosus
Alternative spelling
アラ
(This term, あら (ara), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as あら, see Category:Japanese kanji read as あら.)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Miyako

Pronunciation

Noun

あら (ara) 

  1. husk; empty fruit

References

  • “アラ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Miyako Dialect Dictionary.
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