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じーまみー : jiimamii | define meaning
jiimamii
Pronunciation: [d͡ʑiːmamiː]
Definition
Noun
- Peanut; groundnut; Jimami
- じーまーみどぅーふ【じーまーみ豆腐】
jiimaami duufu
"Peanut tofu" or "Jimami tofu" (An Okinawan dish)
- じーまーみどぅーふ【じーまーみ豆腐】
Etymology
Cognate with Okinawan じーまーみ jiimaami and じーまみー jimamii; and Japanese いじんまめ【異人豆】 ijinmame "peanut, groundnut" (literally "foreigner bean"), used during the Edo period and still used today in Amakusa (Kumamoto). Compare Japanese とうじんまめ【唐人豆】 toujinmame "peanut, groundnut" (literally "Chinese bean").
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | じーまみー |
| Romanization | jiimamii |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [d͡ʑiːmamiː] |
意味：なんきんまめ【南京豆】、らっかせい【落花生】、ピーナッツ・ピーナツ
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, November 3). じーまみー : jiimamii | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6557/jiimamii/.