🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
うゆゑーぐゎーせー・うゆゑーぐぁーせー【御祝ぐゎーせー・御祝ぐぁーせー】 : uyuwee gwaa see | define meaning
uyuwee gwaa see
Pronunciation: [ʔujuweːɡʷaːseː]
Definition
Noun
- (Children's game) Game of house; playing house
Etymology
From うゆゑー【御祝】 uyuwee "celebration"; ぐゎー gwaa, a term used in the name of children's games; and せー see "doing".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「うゆゑーぐわーせー」飯事（ママゴト）、女兒ノ飯炊ノ事ヲシテ遊フヿうゆゑぐわーせーハ御祝真似ノ義ナリ。".
Notes
Variants:
ういゑーぐゎーせー・ういゑーぐぁーせー uiwee gwaa see
ゆーゑーぐゎーせー・ゆーゑーぐぁーせー yuuwee gwaa see
いゑーぐゎーせー・いゑーぐぁーせー iwee gwaa see
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 御祝ぐゎーせー 御祝ぐぁーせー |
| Kana | うゆゑーぐゎーせー うゆゑーぐぁーせー |
| New Okinawa Moji | うゆゑー徭ーせー |
| Romanization | uyuwee gwaa see |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔujuweːɡʷaːseː] |
意味：ままごと・ママゴト【飯事】
Categories:
御祝ぐゎーせー
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, July 6). うゆゑーぐゎーせー・うゆゑーぐぁーせー【御祝ぐゎーせー・御祝ぐぁーせー】 : uyuwee gwaa see | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7250/uyuweegwaasee/.