🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
んに【胸】 : nni | define meaning
nni
Pronunciation: [n̩ni]
Definition
Noun
- Chest; breast
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese むね【胸】 mune "chest, breast".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Breast. Moónee".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 胸 |
| Kana | んに |
| Romanization | nni |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [n̩ni] |
意味：むね【胸】
Categories:
胸
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 24). んに【胸】 : nni | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/4699/nni/.