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ぐみうち【塵打ち】

gumi uchi

Pronunciation: [ɡumiʔut͡ɕi]

Definition

Noun

  1. Feather duster

Etymology

Cognate to Fukuoka ごみうち gomiuchi; Kagoshima ごんうち gon'uchi, ごんぬち gonnuchi, ごんうっ gon'uq, ごんぬっ gonnuq; and Okinawan ぐみうち gumi uchi "feather duster". Ultimately a compound of ごみ【塵】 gomi "dust, rubbish, trash" and うち【打ち】 uchi "hitting, beating".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji塵打ち
Kanaぐみうち
Romanizationgumi uchi
Pronunciation (IPA)[ɡumiʔut͡ɕi]

意味:はたき【叩き】、はぼうき【羽箒】、ちりはらい【塵払い】

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塵打ち
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, January 28). ぐみうち【塵打ち】 : gumi uchi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, November 6, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/5580/gumiuchi/.