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トントンミー

also: とんとんみ

Meanings

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noun

southern Japanese mudskipper

Ryukyuan dialect name for the mudskipper species ミナミトビハゼ (Periophthalmus argentilineatus). Used in Okinawa and surrounding areas.

See also: ミナミトビハゼ

沖おき縄なわの干ひ潟がたではトントンミーがよく見みられる。
In Okinawan tidal flats, you can often see tontonmī (mudskippers).

Written forms

トントンミー
Standard katakana spelling for this Ryukyuan dialect word.
トントンミ
Variant spelling without the long vowel; less common.

Similar words

ミナミトビハゼ
Standard Japanese name for the same species; トントンミー is the local Ryukyuan name.

Etymology

Ryukyuan dialect word; the exact origin is uncertain, but it is likely onomatopoeic or mimetic, possibly from the mudskipper's hopping motion or sound.