🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
むい【山・牟礼】 : mui | define meaning
mui
Pronunciation: [mui]
Definition
Noun
- Hill; mountain
Etymology
Cognate with the now archaic Japanese term むれ【山・牟礼】 mure "mountain".
Discussion
- In Okinawan, *mu does not appear to reduce to *n before *r in word-initial position. Compare the relation between Okinawan むら mura and Japanese むら【村】 mura "village"; and Okinawan むり muri to Japanese むり【無理】 muri "unreasonable".
Notes
See also むい【森】 mui "forest".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 山 牟礼 |
| Kana | むい |
| Romanization | mui |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [mui] |
意味：やま・さん【山】
Categories:
山
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, September 7). むい【山・牟礼】 : mui | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 17, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1257/mui/.