Japanese edit

For pronunciation and definitions of おきなは – see the following entry.
沖縄おきなわ
[noun] (rare, possibly obsolete) a rope used to catch fish
[proper noun] the main island in the Okinawa Islands: Okinawa Island
[proper noun] a group of islands known as the Okinawa Islands
[proper noun] the southern-most Japanese prefecture: Okinawa Prefecture
(This term, おきなは, is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)