🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
いーち【息】 : iichi | define meaning
iichi
Pronunciation: [ʔiːt͡ɕi]
Definition
Noun
- Breath
- いーちすん【息すん】
iichi sun
"To breathe"
- いーちすん【息すん】
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese いき【息】 iki and its variant おき oki "breath".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Breathe, to. Itchee shoong".
Notes
Related form: ちゅいーち【一息】 chuiichi, meaning "a single breath; a puff; a pause" or "a small effort".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 息 |
| Kana | いーち |
| Romanization | iichi |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔiːt͡ɕi] |
意味：いき・おき【息】
Categories:
息
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 24). いーち【息】 : iichi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/443/iichi/.