🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)

なまちゃん【今来ゃん・今ちゃん】 : namachan · nama chan | define meaning

namachan · nama chan

Pronunciation: [namat͡ɕaŋ̍]

Definition

Expression

(Familiar) I'm back; I'm home

Etymology

From なま【今】 nama "now" and the past form of the verb ちゅーん【来ーん】 chuun "to come".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	今来ゃん今ちゃん
Kana	なまちゃん
Romanization	namachan nama chan
Pronunciation (IPA)	[namat͡ɕaŋ̍]

意味：ただいま【ただ今・唯今・只今】

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今来ゃん

Tags: Okinawan Language, Uchinaaguchi, Ryukyuan Languages, 沖縄方言, 沖縄語, うちなーぐち, 沖縄口, 琉球方言, 琉球語...

Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). なまちゃん【今来ゃん・今ちゃん】 : namachan · nama chan | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 8, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/4183/namachan-namachan/.