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🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)

あみ【雨】 : ami | define meaning

ami

Pronunciation: [ʔami]

Definition

Noun

Rain; downpour
1. あみぬふいん【雨ぬ降いん】
  aminu fuin
  "It is raining" (lit. "It is falling rain")

Etymology

Attested as early as in the 1896 沖縄語典 (Okinawan language dictionary), by Masayo Nakamoto, page 15. Cognate to the standard Japanese term あめ【雨】 ame "rain".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	雨
Kana	あみ
Romanization	ami
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ʔami]

意味：あめ【雨】

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雨

Tags: Okinawan Language, Uchinaaguchi, Ryukyuan Languages, 沖縄方言, 沖縄語, うちなーぐち, 沖縄口, 琉球方言, 琉球語...

Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2016, October 2). あみ【雨】 : ami | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, April 24, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/693/ami/.