🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ながに : nagani | define meaning
nagani
Pronunciation: [naɡani]
Definition
Noun
- (Body) Back
Etymology
Cognate to Okinawa (Yonaha) ながーりー nagaari; Okinawa (Naha) くしながり kushi-nagari; Okinawa (Motobu, Shuri) くしながに kushi-nagani; Okinawa (Kushi, Iheya, Yomitan) ながにー naganii "back"; Okinawan (Kudaka) ながりー nagarii "back, loin"; and Okinawa (Kumejima, Shuri, Yomitan) ながに nagani "back, loin". Presumably borrowed into Yaeyama (Hatoma) as なーに naani "loin".
Compare Okinawan (Yomitan) くしぶーにー kushi-buni, ながにぶにー nagani-bunii, and ながにぶーにー nagani-buunii "spine, backbone"; Okinawan (Shuri, Yomitan) くしぶに kushi-buni and ながにぶに nagani-buni "spine, backbone"; Tarama しーぶに shii-buni "spine, backbone"; Miyako kusɿbuni and なかぶに nakabuni "spine, backbone"; Miyako (Irabu: Sarahama) mnakabuni "spine, backbone"; and Yonaguni ながぶに naga-buni "back (of an animal), loin". Compare also Okinawan (Kudaka) うちながりー uchi-nagarii; and Okinawan (Shuri) うちながにー uchi-naganii "pork or beef loin".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | ながに |
| Romanization | nagani |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [naɡani] |
意味：せなか【背中・背なか】、こし【腰】、ロース