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てぃがみ【手紙】

tigami

Pronunciation: [tiɡami]

Definition

Noun

  1. Letter; mail
    1. てぃがみかちゅん【手紙書ちゅん】
      tigami kachun
      "[I am] writing a letter"
    2. うぬてぃがみたーからが？【うぬ手紙誰からが？】
      unu tigami taa kara ga?
      "Who is that letter from?"

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese てがみ【手紙】 tegami "letter".

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Kanji手紙
Kanaてぃがみ
New Okinawa Moji廒がみ
Romanizationtigami
Pronunciation (IPA)[tiɡami]

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, July 10). てぃがみ【手紙】 : tigami | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/304/tigami/.