🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
しちみ【閾】 : shichimi | define meaning
shichimi
Pronunciation: [ɕit͡ɕimi]
Definition
Noun
- (Architecture) The bottom-most part of a door. Threshold; doorsill; sill; door saddle.
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese しきみ【閾】 shikimi "threshold".
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「しち、しちみ」 閾（シキ、シキミ）"
意味：しきい【敷居・閾】、しきみ・しき【閾】、もんかん【門檻】