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ふぃーとぅ【海豚】 : fiitu | define meaning

fiitu

Pronunciation: [ɸiːtu]

Definition

Noun

Dolphin

Etymology

Cognate to Kikai, Yoron and Yaeyama (Hateruma, Hatoma & Shiraho) ぴとぅ pitu; Kikai and Kunigami (Takazato) ふぃとぅ fitu; Amami ふとぅ futu; Kunigami (Kin) ひーとぅい hiitui; Okinawan ふぃーとぅ fiitu and ひーとぅ hiitu; Yonaguni ひとぅ hitu "dolphin". Attested in the Konkoukenshuu (混効験集, 1711), "Words of the Royal Palace", under the spelling へと feto.

Likely derived from the Chinese term 【海豚】 "dolphin" (cf. Mandarin hǎitún; Cantonese hoi2 tyun4; Hakka hói-thùn; Wu he den (T2); and Min Nan hái-thûn, hai2 tung5, hái-tu and hái-ti).

Notes

Variants: ひーとぅ hiitu and ひーとぅー hiituu.

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	海豚
Kana	ふぃーとぅ
New Okinawa Moji	懲ー婢
Romanization	fiitu
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ɸiːtu]

意味：いるか・イルカ【海豚】

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海豚

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, March 17). ふぃーとぅ【海豚】 : fiitu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, October 22, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1377/fiitu/.