ひる

See also: ヒル

Japanese

Etymology 1

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【昼】2 [noun] the daytime [noun] 午: the noon, midday [noun] Short for 昼ご飯 (hiru gohan) or 昼飯 (hirumeshi): lunch [noun] the heyday or peak period of something Alternative spelling 午

【蛭】H [noun] a leech Alternative spelling ヒル

【蒜】H [noun] [from 712] allium Alternative spelling 葫

(This term, ひる (hiru), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as ひる, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ひる.)

Etymology 2

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【放る】 [verb] (dated) to push out of the body [verb] (archaic) to give birth

(This term, ひる (hiru), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as ひる, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ひる.)

Etymology 3

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【干る】 [verb] to dry Alternative spelling 乾る

(This term, ひる (hiru), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as ひる, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ひる.)

Verb

ひる • (hiru) ichidan (stem ひ (hi), past ひた (hita))

1. 嚔る: to sneeze
2. 簸る: (agriculture) to winnow

Okinawan

Noun

ひる (hiru) 

1. 蒜, 葫: garlic

Yonaguni

Alternative spelling
蒜

Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *peru, from Proto-Japonic *peru.

Pronunciation

• (Sonai) IPA^(key): [çìɾú] (tone class A)

Noun

ひる (hiru) 

1. 蒜: garlic

   ひるぬ　かだい　きー　つぁぬ

   hirunu kadai kī tsanu

   It stinks like garlic.

References

• Yonaguni Hōgen Jiten Henshū I'inkai (与那国方言辞典編集委員会) (2021) どぅなんむぬい辞典 [Dunanmunui Dictionary], Yonaguni (与那国町): Yonaguni-chō Kyōiku I'inkai (与那国町教育委員会), page 272