🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
やーち【八・八ち】 : yaachi | define meaning
yaachi
Pronunciation: [jaːt͡ɕi]
Definition
Number
- Eight
- きー（ぬ）やーちあん【木（ぬ）八ち有ん】
kii (nu) yaachi an
"There are eight trees"
- きー（ぬ）やーちあん【木（ぬ）八ち有ん】
Etymology
Attested as early as in the 1711 混効験集 Konkoukenshuu Okinawan dictionary (p. 13), under the spelling ヤツ yatsu. Cognate with standard Japanese やっつ【八つ】 yattsu "eight".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Eight. Kwat'chee, or fat'chee (Loo-Choo); Eeyat'see (Japan)".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 八 八ち |
| Kana | やーち |
| Romanization | yaachi |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [jaːt͡ɕi] |
意味：はち【八】、やっつ【八つ】
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, December 26). やーち【八・八ち】 : yaachi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, February 4, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/728/yaachi/.