🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
かんむい【冠】 : kanmui | define meaning
kanmui
Pronunciation: [kam̩mui]
Definition
Noun
- Hat; cap
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese かんむり【冠】 kanmuri "(traditional) headdress, cap" and its variants かんぶり kanburi and かむり kamuri.
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Cap. Cammoódee, or Maw'tsee".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 冠 |
| Kana | かんむい |
| Romanization | kanmui |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [kam̩mui] |
意味：かんむり・かん【冠】、ぼうし【帽子】
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 27). かんむい【冠】 : kanmui | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6556/kanmui/.