🌏 Region(s): North (Hokkaido), Kansai, Chugoku (Hiroshima, Yamaguchi), Shikoku (Ehime, Kochi)
ひやい・【冷い・冷やい】 : hiyai | define meaning
hiyai
Pronunciation: [çijaka]
Definition
Ka-Adjective
- (Said especially in winter) Cold; chilly; cool; freezing
- (Said of foods) Cold; cool
Etymology
Attested in the late 16th century. Cognate to Kumamoto ひやか hiyaka; Yoron ぴーさい piisai; and Okinawan ふぃーさん fiisan "cold". Related to the standard Japanese terms ひえ【冷え】 hie "the cold; a chill", ひや【冷・冷や】 hiya "cold water; cold sake", ひやり【冷やり】 hiyari "a sudden chill; a shiver", ひえる【冷える】 hieru "to become cold, chilly; to cool down", and ひやす【冷やす】 hiyasu "to cool". Also related to older Japanese term ひ【氷・冰】 hi "hail" or "ice".
Notes
This adjective is now rare in Kansai, but remains in common use in Kochi Prefecture.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 冷い 冷やい |
| Kana | ひやい |
| Romanization | hiyai |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [çijaka] |
意味：さむい【寒い】、すずしい【涼しい】、つめたい【冷たい】
Categories:
冷い
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). ひやい・【冷い・冷やい】 : hiyai | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/2613/hiyai/.