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ふぃちぇー【額】 : fichee | define meaning
fichee
Pronunciation: [ɸit͡ɕeː]
Definition
Noun
- Forehead
Etymology
Cognate to Hachijo (Mitsune, Ōkago, Sueyoshi) ひてー hitee; Hachijo (Nakanogo) ひてぁ hitea; Hachijo (Kashitate) ひちゃー hichaa; Amakusa ふちゃー fuchaa and ふてー futee; Kagoshima ふて fute; Okinawa (Kumejima) ひちぇー hichee; Okinawa (Shuri) ふぃちぇー fichee; Yaeyama (Hateruma) ふて fute; Yaeyama (Shiraho) ふてん futen; Yaeyama (Miyara) ふたい futai; Yaeyama (Taketomi) [hutəi] futëi; Yonaguni たい tai; standard Japanese ひたい【額】 hitai "forehead".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 額 |
| Kana | ふぃちぇー |
| New Okinawa Moji | 懲ちぇー |
| Romanization | fichee |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɸit͡ɕeː] |
意味：ひたい【額】
額
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2022, November 19). ふぃちぇー【額】 : fichee | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 21, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/4791/fichee/.