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🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)

とぅい【鳥】 : tui | define meaning

tui

Pronunciation: [tui]

Definition

Noun

Bird; chicken
1. くれーとぅいやん【くれー鳥やん】
  kuree tui yan
  "This is a bird."

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese とり【鳥】 tori "bird".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	鳥
Kana	とぅい
New Okinawa Moji	婢い
Romanization	tui
Pronunciation (IPA)	[tui]

意味：とり【鳥】、にわとり【鶏】

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Tags: Okinawan Language, Uchinaaguchi, Ryukyuan Languages, 沖縄方言, 沖縄語, うちなーぐち, 沖縄口, 琉球方言, 琉球語...

Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, November 14). とぅい【鳥】 : tui | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/142/tui/.