🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ならし【均し・平し】 : narashi | define meaning
narashi
Pronunciation: [naɾaɕi]
Definition
Noun
- Ring finger
Etymology
From ならし【均し・平し】 narashi "even, level, flat".
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, ring. Nanna shee".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 均し 平し |
| Kana | ならし |
| Romanization | narashi |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [naɾaɕi] |
意味：くすりゆび【薬指】
Categories:
均し
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, December 28). ならし【均し・平し】 : narashi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, February 4, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1169/narashi/.