List: Ryuukyuu-ben
Words specific of the Ryuukyuu dialect, spoken in the Okinawa prefecture. Many of the words in this dialect come from the Ryukyuan languages.
noun noun (generic) Ryuukyuu-ben
- bitter melon (Momordica charantia), bitter gourd
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) Ryuukyuu-ben
- tonfa (traditional Okinawan weapon similar to a nightstick)
noun noun (generic) Ryuukyuu-ben
- sugar cane, sugarcane
noun noun (generic) Ryuukyuu-ben
- welcome
noun noun (generic) Ryuukyuu-ben
- beauty, prettiness
noun noun (generic) Ryuukyuu-ben
- portable ceramic sake jug
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) Ryuukyuu-ben
- capsicum, chili pepper (chile, chilli), cayenne, red pepper
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) Ryuukyuu-ben
- Chinese guger tree (Schima wallichii)
male term interjection Ryuukyuu-ben
- hello, hi
noun noun (generic) noun (suffix) Ryuukyuu-ben
- (heavy) drinker, tippler, boozer, sot
- ... drinker (e.g. merry drinker, maudlin drinker), ... drunk
- liker of, fan, enthusiast, -phile