🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Yonaguni)
ない【生い】 : nai | define meaning
nai
Pronunciation: [nai]
Definition
Noun
- Fruit; berries; nuts; seeds
Etymology
Cognate to Okinawan ない【生い】 nai "fruit". Derived from the nominal i-form of the verb なる【生る】 naru, meaning "to bear (fruit)" in standard Japanese, via sonorant gliding (なり nari > ない nai "bearing (fruit)" ).
意味：み【実・子】、かじつ【果実】