🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
くゎっぱち【活発・活溌・活潑】 : kwappachi | define meaning
kwappachi
Pronunciation: [kʷappat͡ɕi]
Definition
Noun
- Vigor; vivacity; liveliness
Etymology
Cognate with Okinawan くゎっぱち kwappachi; and standard Japanese かっぱつ【活発・活溌・活潑】 kappatsu "vigor". Ultimately from Chinese 【活潑・活泼】 "vigor" (cf. Mandarin huópō; Cantonese wut6 put3; Hakka fa̍t-phat; Hokkien hoa̍t-phoat, oa̍h-phoat and oa̍t-phoat; Sino-Korean 활발 hwalbal), reconstructed for Middle Chinese as *hwat phat.
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「くわッぱつィ」活潑（クワツパツ）".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 活発 活溌 活潑 |
| Kana | くゎっぱち |
| New Okinawa Moji | 彩っぱち |
| Romanization | kwappachi |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [kʷappat͡ɕi] |
意味：かっぱつ【活発・活溌・活潑】
活発
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, February 1). くゎっぱち【活発・活溌・活潑】 : kwappachi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 25, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6837/kwappachi/.