🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
てぃん【天】 : tin | define meaning
tin
Pronunciation: [tiŋ̍]
Definition
Noun
- Sky; heaven; welkin
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 "Heaven. Ting" and "Heaven, praying to. Ting oóneewhfa".
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「てィん」空、造化天然自然、天".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 天 |
| Kana | てぃん |
| New Okinawa Moji | 廒ん |
| Romanization | tin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [tiŋ̍] |
意味：てん・あま【天】、そら【空】
Categories:
天
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, January 4). てぃん【天】 : tin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, February 4, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/744/tin/.