🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
たわちー【闘鶏】 : tawachii | define meaning
tawachii
Pronunciation: [tawat͡ɕiː]
Definition
Noun
- Cockfight; cockfighting
- Gamecock, game fowl (used in cockfighting)
Etymology
Although spelled in the same way as Japanese とうけい【闘鶏】 toukei "cockfight", the phonology of the term suggests a different origin for the first morpheme or a possible loan from a Chinese variant.
Notes
Variant: たうちー tauchii.
意味：とうけい【闘鶏】