ㇺなぴィ゚かイ゚

Miyako

Etymology

Indirectly related with Japanese 稲光 (inabikari).

Pronunciation

• (Hirara; Nakachi (Irabu)) IPA^(key): /mnapz̩̊kaz̩/

Noun

ㇺなぴィ゚かイ゚ (mnapsïkaz) 

1. flash of lightning

   ㇺなぴィ゚カイ゚ザーかㇺなイ゚ぬなーイ゚

   mnapsïkaz zā kamnaz nu nāz

   Lightning flashed and thunder sounded. (Nakachi dialect)

References

• Hirayama, Teruo (平山 照男), Ōshima Ichirō (大島 一郎), Ōno Masao (大野 眞男), Kuno Makoto (久野 眞), Kuno Mariko (久野 マリ子), Sugimura Takao (杉村 孝夫) (1992-1994) 現代日本語方言大辞典 [Dictionary of Japanese Dialects], Tokyo: Meiji Shoin (明治書院), page 454
• Tomihama, Sadayoshi (富浜定吉) (2013) 宮古伊良部方言辞典 [Miyako Irabu Dialect Dictionary], Naha (那覇市): Okinawa Times (沖縄タイムス社), →ISBN, page 808