🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ぬぬ【布】 : nunu | define meaning
nunu
Pronunciation: [nunu]
Definition
Noun
- Cloth; textile
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese ぬの【布】 nuno "cloth".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Cloth, red. Akássa nónoo".
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「ぬぬ」布（ヌノ）".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 布 |
| Kana | ぬぬ |
| Romanization | nunu |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [nunu] |
意味：ぬの【布】
Categories:
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 30). ぬぬ【布】 : nunu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7224/nunu/.