🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ふぃさ : fisa | define meaning
fisa
Pronunciation: [ɸisa]
Definition
Noun
- Foot; leg; paw
- ふぃさがー【ふぃさ皮】
fisagaa
"Pig feet skin" - ふぃさなー
fisanaa
"Dorsum of the foot" - ふぃさくび【ふぃさ首】
fisakubi
"Ankle"
- ふぃさがー【ふぃさ皮】
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese ひざ【膝】 hiza "knee; lap".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Foot, of a bird. Físha".
Notes
Variant: ひさ hisa "foot, paw".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | ふぃさ |
| New Okinawa Moji | 懲さ |
| Romanization | fisa |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɸisa] |
意味：あし【足】
Categories:
ふぃさ
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, December 28). ふぃさ : fisa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, February 4, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1808/fisa/.