Japanese

Noun

牢屋 ‎(hiragana ろうや, romaji rōya)

1. prison

Synonyms

• 監獄 (かんごく) ‎(kangoku), 牢 (ろう) ‎(rō)

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

Okinawan

Noun

牢屋 ‎(hiragana るーや, romaji rūya)

1. prison

Synonyms

• 監獄 ‎(かんぐく, kanguku), 牢 ‎(るー, rū)

References

• 沖縄語辞典 (Okinawago Jiten, “Okinawan Dictionary”), 1963

Yonaguni

Noun

牢屋 ‎(hiragana どぅや, romaji duya)

1. prison