🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa, Kunigami: Nago, Tokunoshima)
どぅし【同士】 : dushi | define meaning
dushi
Pronunciation: [duɕi]
Definition
Noun
- Friend; fellow; companion; pal
Etymology
Cognate with Amakusa どし doshi; Tanegashima and Kagoshima どし doshi; Tokunoshima and Okinawan どぅし dushi; Yonaguni どぅち duchi "friend"; and standard Japanese どうし【同士】 doushi "comrade, companion, fellow".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Friend. Eedoóshee".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 同士 |
| Kana | どぅし |
| New Okinawa Moji | 嬨し |
| Romanization | dushi |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [duɕi] |
意味：ともだち【友達】
Categories:
同士
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, January 3). どぅし【同士】 : dushi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, February 4, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/189/dushi/.