🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
きーぬむーとぅ【木ぬむーとぅ】 : kii nu muutu | define meaning
kii nu muutu
Pronunciation: [kiːnumuːtu]
Definition
Noun
- Trunk; tree trunk
Etymology
Derived from きー【木】 kii "tree", the genitive particle ぬ nu, and むーとぅ muutu "base".
Cognate to Okinawan きーぬむーとぅ kii nu muutu; Miyako (Nishihara) きーぬむとぅー kii nu mutuu; Yaeyama (Taketomi) きーぬむとぅ kii nu mutu "trunk, tree trunk".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 木ぬむーとぅ |
| Kana | きーぬむーとぅ |
| New Okinawa Moji | きーぬむー婢 |
| Romanization | kii nu muutu |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [kiːnumuːtu] |
意味：みき【幹】、きのみき【木の幹】
Categories:
木ぬむーとぅ
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2022, December 15). きーぬむーとぅ【木ぬむーとぅ】 : kii nu muutu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, October 7, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/4813/kiinumuutu/.