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Yaeyama

Etymology

Cognate with Yonaguni ぎら (gira).

Pronunciation

Noun

ぎぃ゚ーら (gïira

  1. giant clam
  2. (Ishigaki-Shika, Hatoma, slang) vulva; pussy

References

  • Miyagi, Shin'yū (宮城信勇) (2003) 石垣方言辞典 , Naha (那覇市): Okinawa Times (沖縄タイムス社), →ISBN, page 274
  • ギゥーラ”, in 大琉球語辞典, Nishihara (西原町): University of the Ryukyus (琉球大学), 13 February 2025 (last accessed)
  • Maeara, Tōru (前新通) (2011) 竹富方言辞典 , Ishigaki (石垣市): Nanzansha (南山舎), →ISBN, page 378
  • Kajiku, Shin'ichi (加治工真市) (2021) 鳩間方言辞典 , Tokyo (東京都): Kokuritsu Kokugo Kenkyūjo, Gengo Hen'i Kenkyū Ryōiki (国立国語研究所 言語変異研究領域), →ISBN, page 539