眠やー
Okinawan
Etymology
Compound of 眠い (nībui, “sleepiness”) + あー (-ā, person suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [niːbujaː]
Noun
眠やー (hiragana にーぶやー, rōmaji nībuyā)
- person who is tired
- 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.
- “ニーブヤー” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary.