きーばー

Yoron

Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *kiba.

Pronunciation

• (Mugiya Higashi-ku) IPA^(key): [kìːbàː] (accent class A)

Noun

きーばー (kībā) 

1. fang, eyetooth

   Synonym: きば (kiba)

   いきむしぬきーばーやきばちんいゅん

   ikimushinu kībāya kibachin yun

   An animal's fangs is also called kiba

References

• Kiku, Chiyo, Takahashi, Toshizō (2005) 与論方言辞典 [Yoron Dialect Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Musashinoshoin, page 159