入り髪星

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
入	髪	星
い Grade: 1	かん > がん Grade: S	ふし > ぶし Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
入り髮星 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

入り髪 (irigan, “hairpiece”) +‎ 星 (fushi, “star”)

Noun

入(い)り髪(がん)星(ぶし) (iriganbushi) 

1. (astronomy) comet

   Synonym: 箒星 (hōchibushi)

References

• National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics (2001 [1963]) 沖縄語辞典 (Okinawa-go Jiten) [Dictionary of the Okinawan Language] (in Japanese), Tokyo (東京): Zaimushō Insatsu Kyoku (財務省印刷局)
• “イリガンブシ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).^{(permanent dead link)}