🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Kunigami: Benoki)
ふぬ【此ぬ・斯ぬ】 : funu | define meaning
funu
Pronunciation: [ɸunu]
Definition
Adnominal Demonstrative
- Proximal adnominal demonstrative used to introduce a thing, an idea, a concept or a person close to the speaker. This.
- ふぬやー【此ぬ家】
funu yaa
"this house"
- ふぬやー【此ぬ家】
Etymology
Derived from vowel raising of the form この【此の・斯の】 kono "this". Cognate to Yuwan Amami くん kun; Kagoshima こん kon; and standard Japanese この【此の・斯の】 kono "this". Ultimately formed from the proximal deictic root こ【此・斯】 ko-, followed by the genitive particle の【乃・之】 no.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 此ぬ 斯ぬ |
| Kana | ふぬ |
| Romanization | funu |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɸunu] |
意味：この【此の・斯の】
Categories:
此ぬ
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, April 13). ふぬ【此ぬ・斯ぬ】 : funu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 23, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/5807/funu/.