🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
いかい【錨・碇】 : ikai | define meaning
ikai
Pronunciation: [ʔikai]
Definition
Noun
- Anchor
- いかいちきーん【錨ちきーん】
ikai chikiin
"To drop the anchor"
- いかいちきーん【錨ちきーん】
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: いちゃい ichai.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 錨 碇 |
| Kana | いかい |
| Romanization | ikai |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔikai] |
意味：いかり【錨・碇】、アンカー
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, October 10). いかい【錨・碇】 : ikai | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, October 12, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3266/ikai/.