ぎゃ

See also: きゃ

Japanese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡʲa̠]

Syllable

ぎゃ • (gya) 

  1. The hiragana syllable ぎゃ (gya). Its equivalent in katakana is ギャ (gya).

Etymology 2

Palatalized form of case particle (ga). Found in the Okinawa strata.

Particle

ぎゃ • (gya)  (Northern Ryukyuan)

  1. (archaic) the nominative case; marks the subject of the verb
    • 1531-1623: Omoro Sōshi
      一 聞得大君ぎや 降れて 遊びよわれば 天が下 平らげて ちよわれ 又 鳴響む精高子が 又 首里杜ぐすく 真玉杜ぐすく
      (please add an English translation of this usage example)
See also

References

  • Hokama, Shuzen with Nobutsuna Saigō (1972) [c. 1531-1623] Nihon Shisō Taikai 18: Omoro Sōshi (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten
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