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んじふに【出船】 : qnjifuni · 'njifuni | define meaning
qnjifuni · 'njifuni
Pronunciation: [ʔn̩d͡ʑiɸuni]
Definition
Noun
- Setting sail
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese でふね【出船】 defune and its variant でぶね debune "setting sail".
Historical attestations
- Essay in Aid of a Grammmar and Dictionary of the Luchuan Language (1895), by Basil Hall Chamberlain, records "Kiyu di-buni nariba. With the ship sailing to-day".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 出船 |
| Kana | んじふに |
| Romanization | qnjifuni ʔnjifuni 'njifuni |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔn̩d͡ʑiɸuni] |
意味：でふね・でぶね・しゅっせん【出船】
Categories:
出船
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, December 18). んじふに【出船】 : qnjifuni · 'njifuni | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 23, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6774/qnjifuni-'njifuni/.