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うまち : umachi | define meaning

umachi

Pronunciation: [ʔumachi]

Definition

Noun

(Exalting) Fire

Etymology

Cognate with Amami (Uken: Ashiken) うまーﾄ umaat; and Okinawan うまち umachi "fire". Possibly from うみち umichi "three [stones used for cooking over a hearth]" (compare うみちむん umichimun "god of fire"), with a vowel shift by influence with the similar term うまちー【御祭】 umachii "harvest festival".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kana	うまち
Romanization	umachi
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ʔumachi]

意味：おひ【お火・御火】

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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. (2025, September 14). うまち : umachi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7087/umachi/.