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きーむむ【毛桃】 : kiimumu | define meaning

kiimumu

Pronunciation: [kiːmumu]

Definition

Noun

Peach

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese けもも【毛桃】 kemomo "peach".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「きーむむ」毛桃（ケモモ）、桃ノ一種沖繩ニテハ桃ヲ云フ" and "「きーむむ」桃（モモ）きーむむハけもも〈毛桃〉ナリ".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	毛桃
Kana	きーむむ
Romanization	kiimumu
Pronunciation (IPA)	[kiːmumu]

意味：もも・モモ【桃】、けもも・ケモモ【毛桃】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, May 14). きーむむ【毛桃】 : kiimumu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, May 16, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7176/kiimumu/.