🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
いちゃい【錨・碇】 : ichai | define meaning
ichai
Pronunciation: [ʔit͡ɕai]
Definition
Noun
- Anchor
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese いかり【錨・碇】 ikari "anchor".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Anchor. Eéki".
Notes
Variant: いかい ikai.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 錨 碇 |
| Kana | いちゃい |
| Romanization | ichai |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔit͡ɕai] |
意味：いかり【錨・碇】
錨
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 22). いちゃい【錨・碇】 : ichai | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3265/ichai/.