Okinawanadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌɒkᵻˈnɑːwən/,

/ˌəʊkᵻˈnɑːwən/, U.S.

/ˌoʊkəˈnɑw(ə)n/,

/ˌoʊkəˈnaʊən/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Okinawa.

Etymology: < the name of Okinawa (Japanese Okinawa : see note; Japanese regional (Okinawan) Uchinā ), a Prefecture of Japan comprising most of the Ryukyu islands, and also the name of the largest of these islands, and of its second largest town + -an suffix. Compare Ryukyuan n.The Japanese name lit. means ‘rope on the sea’ < oki the open sea + nawa rope.

A. adj.

Of or relating to the region or island of Okinawa, its people, or their dialect.

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the mind > language > languages of the world > Altaic > [adjective] > Japanese

Ryukyu1808

Okinawan1940

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Far East > [adjective] > Japan > parts of

Ryukyu1808

Ryukyuan1883

Okinawan1940

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of Japan > [adjective] > parts of

Ryukyu1808

Ryukyuan1883

Okinawan1940

1940 Monumenta Nipponica 3 549 I am indebted to Okinawan informants for giving liberally of their time and knowledge of their language.

1945 N.Y. Times 5 Apr. 3/1 Dozens of enterprising GI's..saddled small, shaggy-maned Okinawan ponies with their gear.

1955 C. J. Glacken Great Loochoo 3 The most significant characteristic of Okinawan culture is the family system.

1960 B. Leach Potter in Japan iii. 73 Two Okinawan scholars spoke next.

1973 Guardian 24 May 4/6 Two Okinawan women waiting at a bus stop were killed by a drunken American driver.

1994 Budu Dojo Autumn 58/2 He even learned tree fighting, which is linked to the Okinawan monkey dance Saru Mai.

2003 Daily Yomiuri 6 Jan. 15/3 Ashibinaa comes from an Okinawan word meaning ‘playground’.

B. n.

1. A native or inhabitant of Okinawa, a region of Japan in the southern Ryukyu Islands, esp. of the largest of the islands, from which the region takes its name.

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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of Japan > [noun] > parts of

Ryukyuan1882

Ryukyu1934

Okinawan1944

Tokyoite1973

1936 W. Price S. Sea Adventure 170 The Okinawas have had rigorous training in economy... The Okinawas will work harder [sc. than the Japanese].]

1944 Civil Affairs Handbk.: Ryukyu Islands (U.S. Navy Dept.) xiv. 44 These phonetic differences impart a characteristic accent to Japanese as spoken by Okinawans.

1945 N.Y. Times 3 Apr. 3/1 Hundreds of kimono-clad Okinawans who fled to the hills with the first shells of the American pre-invasion bombardment are now streaming into our lines.

1960 B. Leach Potter in Japan iii. 72 About seventy relatives, Okinawans and members of the Japanese Craft Society assembled.

1973 C. L. Hogg Okinawa 13 Take the very name of the island... Okinawans have always called it Uchina, but no one else has ever paid the slightest attention to what Okinawans call their island.

2006 P. S. Bramble Culture Shock! Japan 218 There is no more relaxed place in Japan than Okinawa, and no people mellower than the Okinawans.

2. The dialect of Ryukyuan spoken in Okinawa.Some scholars regard Ryukyuan (and hence Okinawan) as a variety of Japanese.

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the mind > language > languages of the world > Altaic > [noun] > Japanese

Japanese1828

Ryukyuan1882

Nipponese1916

Ryukyu1934

Okinawan1955

1955 C. J. Glacken Great Loochoo x. 210 Okinawan rural children grow up speaking Okinawan—or, to be more exact, a Ryukyuan language spoken in Okinawa... Okinawan is the language of social and everyday life.

1968 Monumenta Nipponica 23 269 Many have tried to reconstruct these sounds, by reference to existing local dialect variations, comparison with Ural-Altaic languages, Okinawan, etc.

1996 Jrnl. Asiatic Stud. 56 443 There is no standard way of romanizing Okinawan.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	okinawan
释义	Okinawanadj.n. Brit. /ˌɒkᵻˈnɑːwən/, /ˌəʊkᵻˈnɑːwən/, U.S. /ˌoʊkəˈnɑw(ə)n/, /ˌoʊkəˈnaʊən/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Okinawa. Etymology: < the name of Okinawa (Japanese Okinawa : see note; Japanese regional (Okinawan) Uchinā ), a Prefecture of Japan comprising most of the Ryukyu islands, and also the name of the largest of these islands, and of its second largest town + -an suffix. Compare Ryukyuan n.The Japanese name lit. means ‘rope on the sea’ < oki the open sea + nawa rope. A. adj. Of or relating to the region or island of Okinawa, its people, or their dialect. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Altaic > [adjective] > Japanese Ryukyu1808 Okinawan1940 the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Far East > [adjective] > Japan > parts of Ryukyu1808 Ryukyuan1883 Okinawan1940 the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of Japan > [adjective] > parts of Ryukyu1808 Ryukyuan1883 Okinawan1940 1940 Monumenta Nipponica 3 549 I am indebted to Okinawan informants for giving liberally of their time and knowledge of their language. 1945 N.Y. Times 5 Apr. 3/1 Dozens of enterprising GI's..saddled small, shaggy-maned Okinawan ponies with their gear. 1955 C. J. Glacken Great Loochoo 3 The most significant characteristic of Okinawan culture is the family system. 1960 B. Leach Potter in Japan iii. 73 Two Okinawan scholars spoke next. 1973 Guardian 24 May 4/6 Two Okinawan women waiting at a bus stop were killed by a drunken American driver. 1994 Budu Dojo Autumn 58/2 He even learned tree fighting, which is linked to the Okinawan monkey dance Saru Mai. 2003 Daily Yomiuri 6 Jan. 15/3 Ashibinaa comes from an Okinawan word meaning ‘playground’. B. n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Okinawa, a region of Japan in the southern Ryukyu Islands, esp. of the largest of the islands, from which the region takes its name. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of Japan > [noun] > parts of Ryukyuan1882 Ryukyu1934 Okinawan1944 Tokyoite1973 1936 W. Price S. Sea Adventure 170 The Okinawas have had rigorous training in economy... The Okinawas will work harder [sc. than the Japanese].] 1944 Civil Affairs Handbk.: Ryukyu Islands (U.S. Navy Dept.) xiv. 44 These phonetic differences impart a characteristic accent to Japanese as spoken by Okinawans. 1945 N.Y. Times 3 Apr. 3/1 Hundreds of kimono-clad Okinawans who fled to the hills with the first shells of the American pre-invasion bombardment are now streaming into our lines. 1960 B. Leach Potter in Japan iii. 72 About seventy relatives, Okinawans and members of the Japanese Craft Society assembled. 1973 C. L. Hogg Okinawa 13 Take the very name of the island... Okinawans have always called it Uchina, but no one else has ever paid the slightest attention to what Okinawans call their island. 2006 P. S. Bramble Culture Shock! Japan 218 There is no more relaxed place in Japan than Okinawa, and no people mellower than the Okinawans. 2. The dialect of Ryukyuan spoken in Okinawa.Some scholars regard Ryukyuan (and hence Okinawan) as a variety of Japanese. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Altaic > [noun] > Japanese Japanese1828 Ryukyuan1882 Nipponese1916 Ryukyu1934 Okinawan1955 1955 C. J. Glacken Great Loochoo x. 210 Okinawan rural children grow up speaking Okinawan—or, to be more exact, a Ryukyuan language spoken in Okinawa... Okinawan is the language of social and everyday life. 1968 Monumenta Nipponica 23 269 Many have tried to reconstruct these sounds, by reference to existing local dialect variations, comparison with Ural-Altaic languages, Okinawan, etc. 1996 Jrnl. Asiatic Stud. 56 443 There is no standard way of romanizing Okinawan. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1940
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