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をぅにげー・うにげー【御願・をぅ願ー・う願ー・をぅ願げー・う願げー】 : wunigee · unigee | define meaning

wunigee · unigee

Pronunciation: [(ʷ)uniɡeː]

Definition

Noun

(Honorific) Desire; wish; request
Combined with the polite auxiliary さびら sabira, it adds an honorific or polite connotation to the previous term.
1. ゆたしくをぅにげーさびら
  yutashiku wunigee sabira
  "Pleased to meet you"

Etymology

Honorific form of にげー【願ー・願げー】 nigee "desire, wish, etc." Cognate to the standard Japanese variants おねがい【お願い】 onegai and ねがい【願い】 negai.

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	御願をぅ願ーう願ーをぅ願げーう願げー
Kana	をぅにげーうにげー
New Okinawa Moji	歹にげー
Romanization	wunigee unigee
Pronunciation (IPA)	[(ʷ)uniɡeː]

意味：おねがい【お願い】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2022, October 29). をぅにげー・うにげー【御願・をぅ願ー・う願ー・をぅ願げー・う願げー】 : wunigee · unigee | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 7, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1265/wunigee-unigee/.