磯いそ笛ぶえ

noun

sea whistle; diver's whistle

A traditional whistling sound made by ama (海女) divers when they surface and exhale, used as a signal upon returning to shore. The term is culturally specific and may require explanation.

See also: 海女

• 海あ女まが磯いそ笛ぶえを吹ふきながら浜はまに戻もどってきた。

  The ama diver returned to the beach while making the sea whistle.

• 磯いそ笛ぶえは、海あ女まの伝でん統とう的てきな合あい図ずの一ひとつだ。

  The sea whistle is one of the traditional signals of ama divers.