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くゎっちー・くぁっちー : kwacchii · kwatchii | define meaning

kwacchii · kwatchii

Pronunciation: [kʷatt͡ɕiː]

Definition

Noun

Feast; dinner; meal

Etymology

Cognate with Tokunoshima くゎっき kwakki; Kunigami (Ogimi) くゎっきー kwakkii; Okinawan くゎっちー kwacchii; Yaeyama (Ishigaki) こっきー kokkii "feast". Possibly also cognate with standard Japanese かっけい【活計】 kakkei "living, livelihood".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kana	くゎっちーくぁっちー
New Okinawa Moji	彩っちー
Romanization	kwacchii kwatchii
Pronunciation (IPA)	[kʷatt͡ɕiː]

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, August 11). くゎっちー・くぁっちー : kwacchii · kwatchii | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7479/kwacchii-kwatchii/.