ふぃーとぅ【海豚】 : fiitu | define meaning
Region: Ryukyu (Okinawa)
fiitu [ɸiːtu]
Definition
Noun
- Dolphin
Etymology
Cognate to Kikai and Yoron 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". 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.
意味：いるか【海豚】
