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にいふぁいゆ・にーふぁいゆ

niifaiyu

Definition

Expression

  1. An expression of thanks. "Thank you"

Etymology

にいふぁい niifai is cognate to Okinawan にふぇえ nifee, as in the expression にふぇえでびる nifee debiru "thank you".

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Kanaにいふぁいゆ
にーふぁいゆ
Romanizationniifaiyu

意味:ありがとう【有難う・有り難う・有賀等】

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にいふぁいゆ
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2013, August 14). にいふぁいゆ・にーふぁいゆ : niifaiyu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, February 11, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/23/niifaiyu/.