眠やー

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
眠
にーぶ Grade: S

Etymology

Compound of 眠い (nībui, “sleepiness”) +‎ *あー (*-ā, person suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [niːbujaː]

Noun

眠(にーぶ)やー (nībuyā) 

1. person who is tired
2. sleepy person; sleepyhead

References

• “にーぶやー【眠やー】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
• “ニーブヤー” in Haisai Okinawan Dialect.
• “ニーブヤー（にーぶやー）” in Okinawan Dialect Dictionary - Ajima.
• “にーぶやー” in Okinawan Dictionary - KozaWeb.