🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Yoron)
ぴーさい【冷さい・寒さい】 : piisai | define meaning
piisai
Pronunciation: [piːsai]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- Cold; chilly
Etymology
Cognate to Okinawan ふぃーさん fiisan or ひーさん hiisan "cold". Related to the standard Japanese terms ひえ【冷え】 hie "the cold; a chill", ひや【冷・冷や】 hiya "cold water; cold sake", ひやり【冷やり】 hiyari "a sudden chill; a shiver", ひえる【冷える】 hieru "to become cold, chilly; to cool down", and ひやす【冷やす】 hiyasu "to cool". Also related to older Japanese term ひ【氷・冰】 hi "hail" or "ice".
意味：さむい【寒い】