🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
っちゅさしいーび【人差し指】 : tchusashi iibi | define meaning
tchusashi iibi
Pronunciation: [tt͡ɕusaɕiʔiːbi]
Definition
Noun
- Index finger
Etymology
From っちゅ【人】 tchu "person", さし【差し】 sashi "pointing" and いーび【指】 iibi "finger".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Finger, fore. Choo sháshee".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 人差し指 |
| Kana | っちゅさしいーび |
| Romanization | tchusashi iibi |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [tt͡ɕusaɕiʔiːbi] |
意味：ひとさしゆび【人差し指】
Categories:
人差し指
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, December 27). っちゅさしいーび【人差し指】 : tchusashi iibi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, February 4, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1164/tchusashiiibi/.