🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)

いぬ : inu | define meaning

inu

Pronunciation: [ʔinu]

Definition

Noun, adjective

Same; identical; alike
1. いぬかんげー【いぬ考ー】
  inu kangee
  "Same thought", "Same idea", "Same intention"

Etymology

Cognate with Yoron ゆる yuru; Okinawan いぬ inu; Okinawan and Miyako ゆぬ yunu.

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Both alike, or all the same. Neéchawng, or Yoónoomoong".

Notes

Variant: ゆぬ yunu.

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kana	いぬ
Romanization	inu
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ʔinu]

意味：おなじ【同じ】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 24). いぬ : inu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/284/inu/.