保栄茂

Japanese

Kanji in this term
保 栄 茂
ぼえ > び も > ん
Grade: S
Grade: 5 Grade: 4
irregular
Alternative spelling
保榮茂 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Okinawan sound shift. /oe/ and /oi/ sounds become /wi/ or /i/ (see 声(こえ) (koe)＞声(くぃー) (kwī)), and /mo/ and /mu/ sounds become /n/ (see あれもこれも＞ありんくりん or 武(む) (mu)＞武(ん) (n) as in 金(きん)武(む) (Kinmu)＞金(ち)武(ん) (Chin) and 金武(きん) (Kin)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bʲĩɴ]

Proper noun

保栄(び)茂(ん) • (Bin) 

  1. a place name
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