🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
くぇーむん【食物】 : kweemun | define meaning
kweemun
Pronunciation: [kʷeːmuŋ̍]
Definition
Noun
- Food
Etymology
Possibly from the nominal form of the verb くゎいん kwain "to eat" and むん【物】 mun "thing, food".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「く𛀁ーむん」食物（クヒモノ）".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 食物 |
| Kana | くぇーむん |
| New Okinawa Moji | 愈ーむん |
| Romanization | kweemun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [kʷeːmuŋ̍] |
意味：たべもの【食べ物】、くいもの【食い物】
Categories:
食物
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, May 15). くぇーむん【食物】 : kweemun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, June 1, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/582/kweemun/.