家元

Miyako

Kanji in this term
家 元
やー
Grade: 2 		むとぅ
Grade: 2

Etymology

From 家 (やー, yā, “house”) +‎ 元 (むとぅ, mutu, “mother, origin, source”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɑːmutu/

Noun

家(やー)元(むとぅ) (yāmutu) [1]

  1. (Ōgami) motherhouse

References

  1. ^ Thomas Pellard (2009) “Ōgami: Éléments de description d’un parler du Sud des Ryūkyū”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎[1], Ecoledes Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS)
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