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じーまーみ

jiimaami

Pronunciation: [d͡ʑiːmaːmi]

Definition

Noun

  1. Peanut; groundnut; Jimami
    1. じーまーみどぅーふじーまーみ豆腐】
      jiimaami duufu
      "Peanut tofu" or "Jimami tofu" (An Okinawan dish)

Etymology

Cognate with Okinawan じーまーみ jiimaami and じーまみー jimamii; and Japanese いじんまめ【異人豆】 ijinmame "peanut, groundnut" (literally "foreigner bean"), used during the Edo period and still used today in Amakusa (Kumamoto). Compare Japanese とうじんまめ【唐人豆】 toujinmame "peanut, groundnut" (literally "Chinese bean").

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Kanaじーまーみ
Romanizationjiimaami
Pronunciation (IPA)[d͡ʑiːmaːmi]

意味:なんきんまめ【南京豆】、らっかせい【落花生】、ピーナッツ・ピーナツ

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, November 3). じーまーみ : jiimaami | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/391/jiimaami/.