Okinawa

/ˌɒkiːˈnɑːwə/

/ˌəʊkiːˈnɑːwə/

Borrowed from Japanese 沖縄(おきなわ) (Okinawa).

Okinawa City
Okinawa Island
Okinawa Islands
Okinawa Prefecture

An island, city, and prefecture of Japan.


Okinawa

cs-proper noun

Okinawa f (related adjective okinawský, demonym Okinawan, female demonym Okinawanka)

okinawský (adjective)
Okinawan (demonym)
Okinawanka (demonym feminine)
Okinawa (nominative singular)
Okinawy (genitive singular)
Okinawě (dative singular)
Okinawu (accusative singular)
Okinawo (singular vocative)
Okinawě (locative singular)
Okinawou (instrumental singular)

Okinawa (an island, city, and prefecture of Japan)


Okinawan

en-adj

Okinawan (comparative more Okinawan, superlative most Okinawan)

more Okinawan (comparative)
most Okinawan (superlative)

/ˌɒkiːˈnɑːwən/

/ˌəʊkiːˈnɑːwən/


Okinawan

/ˌɒkiːˈnɑːwən/

/ˌəʊkiːˈnɑːwən/


Okinawan

/ˌɒkiːˈnɑːwən/

/ˌəʊkiːˈnɑːwən/


Окинава

ru-proper noun+

Окина́ва • (Okináva) f inan (genitive Окина́вы)

Окина́ва (canonical)
Okináva (romanization)
Окина́вы (genitive)
Окина́ва (nominative singular)
Окина́вы (genitive singular)
Окина́ве (dative singular)
Окина́ву (accusative singular)
Окина́вой (instrumental singular)
Окина́вою (instrumental singular)
Окина́ве (prepositional singular)

Borrowed from Japanese 沖縄 (おきなわ, Okinawa).

bor+

Okinawa (an island and prefecture of Japan)


沖繩

/ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ sɪŋ²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ sɪŋ²¹/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 沖縄 (Okinawa).


石川

ja-pos

石(いし)川(かわ) • (Ishikawa) ^(←いしかは (Isikafa)?)

石(いし)川(がわ) • (Ishigawa) ^(←いしがは (Isigafa)?)

石川 (canonical)
Ishikawa (romanization)
Isikafa (romanization)
いしかは (hiragana historical)
石川 (canonical)
Ishigawa (romanization)
Isigafa (romanization)
いしがは (hiragana historical)

→ Chinese: 石川 (Shíchuān)

→ English: Ishikawa, Ishigawa

[iɕiɡa̠β̞a̠]

Compound of 石(いし) (ishi, “stone”) + 川(かわ) (kawa, “river”). The kawa changes to gawa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

ja-com

The neighborhoods of Uruma and Motobu, Okinawa Prefecture.


上原

ja-pos

上(うえ)原(はら) • (Uehara) ^(←うへはら (Ufefara)?)

上(うえ)原(ばら) • (Uebara) ^(←うへばら (Ufebara)?)

上(うわ)原(はら) • (Uwahara) ^(←うははら (Ufafara)?)

上(うわ)原(ばら) • (Uwabara) ^(←うはばら (Ufabara)?)

上(うわ)原(ばる) • (Uwabaru) ^(←うはばる (Ufabaru)?)

上原 (canonical)
Uehara (romanization)
Ufefara (romanization)
うへはら (hiragana historical)
上原 (canonical)
Uebara (romanization)
Ufebara (romanization)
うへばら (hiragana historical)
上原 (canonical)
Uwahara (romanization)
Ufafara (romanization)
うははら (hiragana historical)
上原 (canonical)
Uwabara (romanization)
Ufabara (romanization)
うはばら (hiragana historical)
上原 (canonical)
Uwabaru (romanization)
Ufabaru (romanization)
うはばる (hiragana historical)

→ English: Uehara

[ɯ̟e̞ha̠ɾa̠]

[ɯ̟e̞ba̠ɾa̠]

[ɯ̟β̞a̠ha̠ɾa̠]

[ɯ̟β̞a̠ba̠ɾa̠]

[ɯ̟β̞a̠ba̠ɾɯ̟]

The hara/haru changes to bara/baru as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

The neighborhoods of Ginowan, of Taketomi and Nishihara, and of Ōgimi; in Okinawa Prefecture.


前田

前田 (canonical)
Maeda (romanization)
Mafeda (romanization)
まへだ (hiragana historical)
前田 (canonical)
Maeta (romanization)
Mafeta (romanization)
まへた (hiragana historical)

→ Chinese: 前田 (Qiántián)

→ English: Maeda

Maeda (multiple neighborhoods in Japan):

A neighborhood of Urasoe, Okinawa Prefecture.


うちなー

うちなー or ウチナー • (Uchinā)

うちなー (canonical)
ウチナー (canonical)
Uchinā (romanization)

[ɯ̟t͡ɕina̠ː]

Unadapted borrowing from Okinawan 沖縄(うちなー) (Uchinā).


Uchina

/ˈuːt͡ʃiˌnɑː/

Borrowed from Okinawan 沖縄(うちなー) (Uchinā). Doublet of Okinawa. Cognate with Japanese うちなー (Uchinā).

(uncommon) Okinawa, especially in the context of native Okinawan culture.


うちなーぐち

ja-noun

うちなーぐち or ウチナーグチ • (uchināguchi)

うちなーぐち (canonical)
ウチナーグチ (canonical)
uchināguchi (romanization)

[ɯ̟t͡ɕina̠ːɡɯ̟t͡ɕi]

Unadapted borrowing from Okinawan 沖縄口(うちなーぐち) (uchināguchi).


うちなーんちゅ

うちなーんちゅ or ウチナーンチュ • (uchinānchu)

うちなーんちゅ (canonical)
ウチナーンチュ (canonical)
uchinānchu (romanization)

[ɯ̟t͡ɕinã̠ːɲ̟t͡ɕɨ]

Unadapted borrowing from Okinawan 沖縄(うちなー)ん人(ちゅ) (uchinānchu).


أوكيناوا

ar-proper noun

أُوكِينَاوَا

أُوكِينَاوَا • (ʔūkīnāwā) f

أُوكِينَاوَا (canonical)
ʔūkīnāwā (romanization)
أُوكِينَاوَا (definite informal invariable singular)
أُوكِينَاوَا (definite invariable nominative singular)
أُوكِينَاوَا (accusative definite invariable singular)
أُوكِينَاوَا (definite genitive invariable singular)

ar-decl-noun

أُوكِينَاوَا


しまうた

shimauta (romanization)
simauta (romanization)
しまうた (hiragana historical)

(more broadly) traditional folk song of Okinawa


御座楽

[ɯ̟za̠ɡa̠kɯ̟]

From Okinawan 御座楽 (uzagaku), equivalent to Japanese 御- (o-) + 座楽 (zagaku).

uzagaku, court music of the former Ryukyu Kingdom


B円

Designated "B" as it was intended for civilian use, while the "A-yen" was used by military personnels.

(historical) B yen, a scrip issued by U.S. Occupation in Okinawa


糸数

A neighborhood of Nanjō, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.


賀数

A neighborhood of Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.


嘉数

A neighborhood of Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

A neighborhood of Tomigusuku, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.


車麩

[kɯ̟ɾɯ̟ma̠ɸɯ̟]

wheat gluten, wrapped around a rod and grilled over an open flame, then cut in ring-shaped slices (specialty of the prefectures Okinawa, Ishikawa, Niigata)