やままやー

Okinawan

Etymology

やま (yama, “mountain, wild”) +‎ まやー (mayaa, “cat”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jamamajaː/

Noun

やままやー (yamamayā) 

  1. 山猫:
    1. a wild cat
    2. (especially) a stray cat, an alley cat[1]

References

  1. ^ Mitsugu Sakihara (June 2006) Stewart Curry, et al., editor, Okinawan-English Wordbook‎[1], →ISBN

Yaeyama

Etymology

やま (yama, “mountain, wild”) +‎ まやー (mayaa, “cat”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jamamayaː/

Noun

やままやー (yamamayā) 

  1. 山猫:
    1. a wild cat
    2. a stray cat, an alley cat[1]
      Synonyms: ぴんぎまやー, pingimayaa (pingimayaa)
      Synonyms: まやぐゎー, mayagwaa (mayagwaa)
    3. (especially) Iriomote cat: a small wild cat, Prionailurus iriomotensis, found only on the Japanese island of Iriomote. It has a long, dark brown coat with darker rows of horizontal spots.
      Synonyms: やまぴかりゃー, yamapikaryaa (yamapikaryaa)
      Synonyms: めーぴすかりゃー, mēpisukaryaa (mēpisukaryaa)

References

  1. ^ Mitsugu Sakihara (June 2006) Stewart Curry, et al., editor, Okinawan-English Wordbook‎[2], →ISBN
A taxidermied Iriomote cat at the Iriomote Wildlife Conservation Center
(video) Iriomote cat in the wild, 2014.
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