🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
かい : kai | define meaning
kai
Pronunciation: [kai]
Definition
Particle
Etymology
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo island in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "[English] I am going to board. [Loo-Choo] Tímma ki eéchoong.".
Notes
See also: んかい nkai
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | かい |
| Romanization | kai |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [kai] |
意味：へ、に
Categories:
かい
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, September 9). かい : kai | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7265/kai/.