ひら

Japanese

Noun

ひら • (hira) 

1. 枚: an object that is thin and flat

Yonaguni

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
柱

From Proto-Ryukyuan *parira.

Pronunciation

• (Sonai) IPA^(key): [çìɾâ] (tone class C)

Noun

ひら (hira) 

1. 柱: a pillar

   だーぬ　ひらんきや　ヒノキ　きゃき゚んたか゚とぅ　うぶさぐ　’かりぶたる

   dānu hirankiya hinoki kya'nginta'ngatu ubusagu ’kaributaru

   In the houses pillars, it was made out of cypress and yew plum pine.

   はでぃぬ　ひら　いんぎんた　ぶーる　どぅぬ　だまぬ　きゃぎきしどぅ　いりかい　きゃる

   hadinu hira inginta būru dunu damanu kyagikishidu irikai kyaru

   The pillars of the house's eaves were first outside on an exterior rafter, then it changed by the mountain's self-growing yem plum pines.

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
箆

From Proto-Ryukyuan *pera.

Pronunciation

• (Sonai) IPA^(key): [çìɾâ] (tone class C)

Noun

ひら (hira) 

1. 箆: a moldboard; a spatula

   うぬ　ひらし　つぁー　はらい

   unu hirashi tsā harai

   Use the moldboard to get rid of the grass.

References

• Yonaguni Hōgen Jiten Henshū I'inkai (与那国方言辞典編集委員会) (2021) どぅなんむぬい辞典 [Dunanmunui Dictionary], Yonaguni (与那国町): Yonaguni-chō Kyōiku I'inkai (与那国町教育委員会), pages 270-271