やまびく

Kunigami

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• (Ie, Ie-jima) IPA^(key): [jàmábíꜜkù] (tone class AC)

Noun

やまびく (yamabikhu) 

1. (Ie) a type of lizard

Usage notes

This lizard is described as small, long, and narrow (小さくて細長い), and crawls on the top of trees, greens, etc (木の上や葉っぱの上を這う).

References

• Oshio, Mutsuko (生塩睦子) (1999) 沖縄伊江島方言辞典 [Dictionary of the Ie-jima dialect of Okinawa] (in Japanese), Ie-son (伊江村): Ie-son Kyōiku Iinkai (伊江村教育委員会), page 414