🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
むい【森】 : mui | define meaning
mui
Pronunciation: [mui]
Definition
Noun
- Forest; woods
Etymology
Cognate with Kagoshima もい moi; and standard Japanese もり【森】 mori "forest".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Essay in Aid of a Grammar and Dictionary of the Luchuan Language (1895), by Basil Hall Chamberlain, records "Mui, a wood, a grove. (Jap. mori.).
Notes
See also むい【山】 mui "mountain".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 森 |
| Kana | むい |
| Romanization | mui |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [mui] |
意味：もり【森】
Categories:
森
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, September 6). むい【森】 : mui | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/311/mui/.