さんさなー

Okinawan

さんさなー

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saŋ̍sanaː/

Noun

さんさなー (sansanā) 

1. a cicada of the species Cryptotympana facialis
2. tomboy

References

• “サンサナー” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).