🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ゆーむん【夕物・夜物・夜者】 : yuumun | define meaning
yuumun
Pronunciation: [juːmuŋ̍]
Definition
Noun
- (Rare) Any small rodent of the Murinae and Deomyinae subfamilies: a mouse, a rat.
Etymology
Derived from ゆー【夕・夜】 yuu "night; evening" and むん【物・者】 mun "thing; person".
Notes
More commonly called ゑんちゅ wenchu "mouse; rat".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 夕物 夜物 夜者 |
| Kana | ゆーむん |
| Romanization | yuumun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [juːmuŋ̍] |
意味：ねずみ【鼠】
Categories:
夕物
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). ゆーむん【夕物・夜物・夜者】 : yuumun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 7, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/58/yuumun/.