🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
しうち【仕置・仕置ち】 : shi uchi | define meaning
shi uchi
Pronunciation: [ɕi(ʔ)ut͡ɕi]
Definition
Noun
- Punishment; discipline
- (Dated) Criminal punishment; execution
Etymology
Cognate with Kanagawa しょうき shouki; and standard Japanese しおき【仕置・仕置き・為置・為置き】 shioki "punishment".
Historical attestations
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「しうち」 仕置（しオキ）ノ爲置ク"
意味：しおき【仕置・仕置き・為置・為置き】、ばつ【罰】
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