🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
さーじ : saaji | define meaning
saaji
Pronunciation: [saːd͡ʑi]
Definition
Noun
- Traditional Ryukyuan turban worn by commoners that was made of colored cloth tied around the head; these turbans are still used today in traditional Ryukyuan ceremonies and dancing. Eisa turban.
- (By extension) Headband; kerchief
Etymology
Cognate with Okinawan さーじ saaji; Yaeyama (Miyara) さづィ sadzï; Yaeyama (Hateruma) さち sachi "headband".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- 混効験集 Konkoukenshuu (1711), "Words of the Royal Palace", records "「なかむさじ」長御巾なり" and "「むさじ」 御手拭".
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo island in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Turban worn by the lower order of the natives, Sájee" and "Handkerchief, Tee-sádjee".
- The Literary Panorama and National Register (1819), Volume 8, by Charles Taylor, records "The lower orders occasionally tie a coloured cloth or handkerchief round the head; this they call 'sad-jee;' ".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | さーじ |
| Romanization | saaji |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [saːd͡ʑi] |
意味：ずきん【頭巾】、きん【巾】、はちまき【鉢巻・鉢巻き】
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, January 11). さーじ : saaji | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 23, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6782/saaji/.