🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
なかいーび【中指】 : naka iibi | define meaning
naka iibi
Pronunciation: [nakaʔiːbi]
Definition
Noun
- Middle finger
Etymology
From なか【中】 naka "middle" and いーび【指】 iibi "finger". Cognate with standard Japanese なかゆび【中指】 nakayubi "middle 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, middle. Nack'ka eébee".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 中指 |
| Kana | なかいーび |
| Romanization | naka iibi |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [nakaʔiːbi] |
意味：なかゆび【中指】
Categories:
中指
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, December 27). なかいーび【中指】 : naka iibi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, February 4, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1167/nakaiibi/.