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ぬみ【蚤】 : numi | define meaning

numi

Pronunciation: [numi]

Definition

Noun

Flea; fleas

Etymology

Cognate to Kagawa のんぴん nonpin; Gotō (Nagasaki) のんぺ nonpe; Kagoshima のん non and ぬん nun; Kikai ぬみ numi; Okinawan ぬみ numi; Miyako ぬん num; and standard Japanese のみ【蚤】 nomi "flea". Possibly derived from the nominal form of the verb のむ【飲む】 nomu, meaning "to drink; to take" as well as "to overwhelm" or, for some, of bimorphemic origin (e.g. のむ nomu + め me, a diminutive suffix).

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	蚤
Kana	ぬみ
Romanization	numi
Pronunciation (IPA)	[numi]

意味：のみ・ノミ【蚤】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, March 30). ぬみ【蚤】 : numi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 9, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3051/numi/.