🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
むむ【桃】 : mumu | define meaning
mumu
Pronunciation: [mumu]
Definition
Noun
- Chinese bayberry (Myrica rubra sp.); red bayberry; yumberry; waxberry; Chinese strawberry
- Peach
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese もも【桃】 momo "peach". Sense 2 is likely a more recent borrowing from Japanese.
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「むむ、やまむむ」山桃（ヤマモモ）、楊梅".
Notes
See also:
きーむむ kiimumu "peach"
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 桃 |
| Kana | むむ |
| Romanization | mumu |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [mumu] |
意味：やまもも・ヤマモモ【山桃】、ようばい・ヨウバイ【楊梅】、もも【桃】
Categories:
桃
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, May 14). むむ【桃】 : mumu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, May 21, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3784/mumu/.