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とぅんじー【冬至】

tunjii

Pronunciation: [tun̩d͡ʑiː]

Definition

Noun

  1. Winter solstice
    1. あちゃーや、とぅんじーやいびーん明日や、冬至やいびーん
      achaa-ya tunjii yaibiin
      "Tomorrow is the winter solstice", "Tomorrow is the first day of winter"

Etymology

Cognate to standard Japanese とうじ【冬至】 touji "winter solstice". Ultimately from Chinese 【冬至】 "winter solstice" (cf. Mandarin dōngzhì; Cantonese dung1 zi3; Hakka tûng-chṳ; Min Nan tong-chì and tang-chì; Sino-Vietnamese đông chí; Sino-Korean 동지 dongji).

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OrthographyForm
Kanji冬至
Kanaとぅんじー
New Okinawa Moji婢んじー
Romanizationtunjii
Pronunciation (IPA)[tun̩d͡ʑiː]

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2017, September 25). とぅんじー【冬至】 : tunjii | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, November 3, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/4179/tunjii/.