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ぐゎち・ぐぁち【月】 : gwachi | define meaning

gwachi

Pronunciation: [ɡʷat͡ɕi]

Definition

Noun, suffix

The month of the year
1. いちぐゎち【一月】
  ichi-gwachi
  "January"
2. はちぐゎち【八月】
  hachi-gwachi
  "August"
3. しちぐゎちえいさー【七月えいさー】
  shichi-gwachi eisaa
  "July Eisa" (Ryukyuan folk dance)
4. ゐーそーぐゎちでーびる【良正月でーびる】
  yii soo gwachi deebiru
  "Happy New Year"

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese がつ【月】 gatsu, historically pronounced ぐゎつ【月】 gwatsu. Ultimately from Chinese 【月】 (cf. Mandarin yuè; Cantonese yut6; Min Dong nguŏk; Sino-Vietnamese nguyệt, ngoạt and nhục; Sino-Korean 월 wol), reconstructed for Middle Chinese *ngjwot.

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Orthography	Form
Kanji	月
Kana	ぐゎちぐぁち
New Okinawa Moji	徭ち
Romanization	gwachi
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ɡʷat͡ɕi]

意味：がつ【月】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, September 7). ぐゎち・ぐぁち【月】 : gwachi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 24, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/52/gwachi/.