🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ぐゎち・ぐぁち【月】 : gwachi | define meaning
gwachi
Pronunciation: [ɡʷat͡ɕi]
Definition
Noun, suffix
- The month of the year
- いちぐゎち【一月】
ichi-gwachi
"January" - はちぐゎち【八月】
hachi-gwachi
"August" - しちぐゎちえいさー【七月えいさー】
shichi-gwachi eisaa
"July Eisa" (Ryukyuan folk dance) - ゐーそーぐゎちでーびる【良正月でーびる】
yii soo gwachi deebiru
"Happy New Year"
- いちぐゎち【一月】
Etymology
From ぐゎつ【月】 gwatsu, cognate with standard Japanese がつ【月】 gatsu. Ultimately derived from Chinese 【月】 (cf. Cantonese yut6; Mandarin yuè; Vietnamese nguyệt and ngoạt; Middle Chinese *ngiuæt).
意味:がつ【月】