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ちちぬふぃちゃい【月ぬ光】

chichi nu fichai

Pronunciation: [t͡ɕit͡ɕinuɸit͡ɕai]

Definition

Noun

  1. Moonlight; light of the moon; gleam of the moon

Etymology

Derived from ちち【月】 chichi "moon", the genitive-possessive particle ぬ nu and the noun ふぃちゃい【光】 fichai "light; gleam".

Notes

Also pronounced ちちぬひちゃい【月ぬ光】 chichi nu hichai.

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OrthographyForm
Kanji月ぬ光
Kanaちちぬふぃちゃい
New Okinawa Mojiちちぬ懲ちゃい
Romanizationchichi nu fichai
Pronunciation (IPA)[t͡ɕit͡ɕinuɸit͡ɕai]

意味:げっこう【月光】、つきのひかり【月の光】、つきあかり【月明かり】、げつめい【月明】

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月ぬ光
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2013, July 17). ちちぬふぃちゃい【月ぬ光】 : chichi nu fichai | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 8, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1535/chichinufichai/.