やまびく
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Kunigami
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unknown.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]やまびく (yamabikhu)
- (Ie) a type of lizard
Usage notes
[edit]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
[edit]- 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