山彦

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
やま
Grade: 1
ひこ > びこ
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
山彥 (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 山彦 – see the following entry.
やまびこ
[noun] mountain god
[noun] echo reverberating through the mountains
Alternative spelling
山びこ
(This term, 山彦, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Kunigami[edit]

Kanji in this term
やまー
Grade: 1
Jinmeiyō
Alternative spelling
山彥 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Ryukyuan *yamabeko. Cognate with Japanese (やま)(びこ) (yamabiko); perhaps a borrowing from Old Japanese.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

山彦(やまーびく) (yamābikhu

  1. mountain god
  2. echo reverberating through the mountains

Northern Amami-Oshima[edit]

Kanji in this term
Grade: 1 Jinmeiyō
Alternative spelling
山彥 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Yama-n-bō. Needs sources and I'm too lazy”)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

山彦(やまんぼ) (yamanbo

  1. mountain god
  2. echo reverberating through the mountains

Okinawan[edit]

Kanji in this term
やま
Grade: 1
Jinmeiyō
Alternative spelling
山彥 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Ryukyuan *yamabeko. Cognate with Japanese (やま)(びこ) (yamabiko); perhaps a borrowing from Old Japanese.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

山彦(やまびく) (yamabiku

  1. mountain god
  2. echo reverberating through the mountains

References[edit]

  1. ^ 沖縄語辞典 (Okinawago Jiten, “Okinawan Dictionary”)[1], 1963

Yaeyama[edit]

Kanji in this term
やま
Grade: 1
Jinmeiyō
Alternative spelling
山彥 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Japanese (やま)(びこ) (yamabiko).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

山彦(やまびく) (yamabiku

  1. (neologism) echo reverberating through the mountains

Yoron[edit]

Kanji in this term
やま
Grade: 1
Jinmeiyō
Alternative spelling
山彥 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Ryukyuan *yamabeko. Cognate with Japanese (やま)(びこ) (yamabiko); perhaps a borrowing from Old Japanese.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

山彦(やまびく) (yamabiku

  1. mountain god
  2. echo reverberating through the mountains