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いりうむてぃ【西表】

iri umuti · iri'umuti

Pronunciation: [ʔiɾiʔumuti]

Definition

Noun

  1. Iriomote; Iriomote Island

Etymology

Cognate to Okinawan いりうむてぃ iri umuti; Kohama (Yaeyama) いりむてぃ irimuti; Ishigaki (Yaeyama) いれィむてぃー irïmutii; Iriomote (Yaeyama) いりむてぃー irimutii; and standard Japanese いりおもて【西表】 iriomote.

Notes

Iriomote is the largest of the Yaeyama islands with a population of about 2000, and the second largest island in the Okinawa Prefecture. It is also home to the unique, but critically endangered Iriomote wildcat.

Official Website: https://www.iriomote.com/

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji西表
Kanaいりうむてぃ
New Okinawa Mojiいりうむ廒
Romanizationiri umuti
iri'umuti
Pronunciation (IPA)[ʔiɾiʔumuti]

意味:いりおもて【西表】、いりおもてじま【西表島】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). いりうむてぃ【西表】 : iri umuti · iri'umuti | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, February 12, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1575/iriumuti-iri'umuti/.