# 山彦
## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 山 | 彦 |
| やま Grade: 1 | ひこ > びこ Jinmeiyō |
| kun'yomi ||
* Alternative spelling
* 山彥 (kyūjitai)

### Etymology

From Old Japanese. Attested in the Man'yōshū of circa 759 CE.
Compound of 山(やま) (yama, “mountain”) + 彦(ひこ) (hiko, “boy”). The hiko changes to biko as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) やまびこ [yàmábíkó] (Heiban – [0])
* (Tokyo) やまびこ [yàmáꜜbìkò] (Nakadaka –)
* IPA: [ja̠ma̠bʲiko̞]

### Noun

山(やま)彦(びこ) • (yamabiko)
* mountain god
* echo reverberating through the mountains
    Synonym: 木霊 (kodama)
** 2021, ことりっぷ富山 [Quietish Toyama], Shobunsha, page 90:
    ③ 探検(たんけん)心(しん)をくすぐる「やまびこ遊歩道(ゆほどう)」のトンネル
       ③ tankenshin o kusuguru “yamabiko yuhodō” no tonneru
       3. Tickles the exploring heart, the "Reverberating Yūhodō" tunnel

### References

* ↑ “山彦”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
* 1 2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* 1 2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

## Kunigami

Kanji in this term :
| 山 | 彦 |
| やまー Grade: 1 | Jinmeiyō |
* Alternative spelling
* 山彥 (kyūjitai)

### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 山(やま)彦(びこ) (yamabiko).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [jàmàːꜛbíꜜkù] (tone class C)

### Noun

山彦(やまーびく) (yamābiku)
* mountain god
* echo reverberating through the mountains

### References

* Nakasone, Seizen (仲宗根政善) (1983) 沖縄今帰仁方言辞典 [Okinawa Nakijin Dialect Dictionary], Tokyo (東京都): Kadokawa Shōten (角川商店), page 582

## Northern Amami Ōshima

Kanji in this term :
| 山 | 彦 |
| Grade: 1 | Jinmeiyō |
* Alternative spelling
* 山彥 (kyūjitai)

### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Yama-n-bō. Needs sources and I'm too lazy”)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /jamanbo/

### Noun

山彦(やまんぼ) (yamanbo)
* mountain god
* echo reverberating through the mountains

## Okinawan

Kanji in this term :
| 山 | 彦 |
| やま Grade: 1 | Jinmeiyō |
* Alternative spelling
* 山彥 (kyūjitai)

### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 山(やま)彦(びこ) (yamabiko).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [jāmābīkū] (tone class BC)

### Noun

山彦(やまびく) (yamabiku)
* echo reverberating through the mountains
    Synonym: やまひびく (yamahibiku)

### References

* Kokuritsu Kokugo Kenkyūjo (国立国語研究所) (1963) 沖縄語辞典 (Okinawa-go Jiten) [Dictionary of the Okinawan Language] (in Japanese), Tokyo (東京): Okurashō Insatsu Kyoku (財務省印刷局), page 275

## Yaeyama

Kanji in this term :
| 山 | 彦 |
| やま Grade: 1 | Jinmeiyō |
* Alternative spelling
* 山彥 (kyūjitai)

### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 山(やま)彦(びこ) (yamabiko).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /jámábíkú/

### Noun

山彦(やまびく) (yamabiku)
* (neologism) echo reverberating through the mountains

## Yoron

Kanji in this term :
| 山 | 彦 |
| やま Grade: 1 | Jinmeiyō |
* Alternative spelling
* 山彥 (kyūjitai)

### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 山(やま)彦(びこ) (yamabiko).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [jàmàbìꜛkú] (tone class B)

### Noun

山彦(やまびく) (yamabiku)
* echo reverberating through the mountains

### References

* Kiku, Chiyo, Takahashi, Toshizō (2005) 与論方言辞典 [Yoron Dialect Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Musashinoshoin, page 604