🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
じげー【自害】 : jigee | define meaning
jigee
Pronunciation: [d͡ʑiɡeː]
Definition
Noun
- Suicide
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese じがい【自害】 jigai "suicide".
Historical attestations
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「じげ𛀁」 自害（ジガイ）"
意味：じがい【自害】