やーむとぅ

やーむとぅ

Miyako

Etymology

From 家 (やー, yaa, “house”) + 元 (むとぅ, mutu, “mother, origin, source”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɑːmutu/

Noun

やーむとぅ (romaji yaamutu)[1] (Ōgami)

1. 家元: motherhouse

References

1. Thomas Pellard (2009), “Ōgami: Éléments de description d’un parler du Sud des Ryūkyū”, in (Please provide the title of the work)‎, Ecoledes Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS)