やまびく

Kunigami

Etymology

Unknown. The underlying pre-form could be derived *yamabekU.

Pronunciation

• (Ie, Ie-jima) IPA^(key): [jàmábíꜜkù] (tone class AC)

Noun

やまびく (yamabikhu) 

1. (Ie) a type of lizard

Usage notes

This lizard is described as small, long, and narrow (小さくて細長い), and crawls on the top of trees, greens, etc (木の上や葉っぱの上を這う).

References

• Oshio, Mutsuko (生塩睦子) (1999) 沖縄伊江島方言辞典 [Dictionary of the Ie-jima dialect of Okinawa] (in Japanese), Ie-son (伊江村): Ie-son Kyōiku Iinkai (伊江村教育委員会), page 414

Okinawan

Alternative spelling
山彦

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jāmābīkū] (tone class BC)

Noun

やまびく (yamabiku) 

1. 山彦: echo reverberating through the mountains

   Synonym: やまひびく (yamahibiku)

   • Ryūka Zenshū

     恋の　奥山に　深く　踏み迷て　谷の　山びこの　音声ばかり

     KOI-no OKUYAMA-ni FUKAku FUmiMAYOte TANI-no YAMAbiko-no OTOGWEbakari
     kui nu ukuyama ni fukaku fumimayuti tani nu yamabiku nu utugwi bakari

     I wonder deep into the mountain of love; just the sounds of the echoes from the valley.

References

• Kokuritsu Kokugo Kenkyūjo (国立国語研究所) (1963) 沖縄語辞典 (Okinawa-go Jiten) [Dictionary of the Okinawan Language] (in Japanese), Tokyo (東京): Okurashō Insatsu Kyoku (財務省印刷局), page 275
• Okinawa Kogo Daijiten Henshū I'inkai (沖縄古語大辞典編集委員会) (1995) 沖縄古語大辞典 [Dictionary of Archaic Okinawan], Tokyo (東京都): Kadokawa Shoten (角川書店), →ISBN, page 695