てぃんさぐ

Okinawan

Etymology

Compare Kyūshū dialect とびしゃこー (tobishakō), etc.^[1]

Noun

てぃんさぐ (tinsagu)

Impatiens balsamina; balsam

Usage notes

Known in Japanese culture via the Okinawan folksong てぃんさぐぬ花 (Tinsagu nu Hana, “Balsam Flowers”).

References

^ 野原三義 ((Can we date this quote?)) “琉球方言と九州諸方言との比較(III)”, in 沖縄国際大学文学部紀要‎^[1], page 11

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