🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
いぃー・ゆぃー・ゐー【椅】 : yii | define meaning
yii
Pronunciation: [jiː]
Definition
Noun
- Chair; stool
Etymology
Ultimately from Chinese 【椅】 "chair" (cf. Mandarin yǐ; Cantonese ji2; Hokkien í; Min Dong iē), reconstructed for Middle Chinese as *'jeX.
Historical attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo island in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Chair. Ee (Chinese)".
- Voyage of His Majesty's Ship Alceste: Along the Coast of Corea, to the Island of Lewchew, with an Account of Her Subsequent Shipwreck (1818), by John M'Leod, records "Chair. Ee".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 椅 |
| Kana | いぃー ゆぃー ゐー |
| New Okinawa Moji | 杖ー |
| Romanization | yii |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [jiː] |
意味：いす【椅子・倚子】
Categories:
椅
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, December 16). いぃー・ゆぃー・ゐー【椅】 : yii | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 23, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6765/yii/.