🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)

まぶい・マブイ : mabui | define meaning

mabui

Pronunciation: [mabui]

Definition

Noun

Soul, spirit, essence of life
1. いちまぶい【生ちまぶい】
  ichi mabui
  "Soul of the living"
2. しにまぶい【死にまぶい】
  shini mabui
  "Soul of the dead"
3. まぶいわかし
  mabui wakashi
  "Separation of soul" (A Ryukyuan rite)

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kana	まぶいマブイ
Romanization	mabui
Pronunciation (IPA)	[mabui]

意味：たましい【魂】、せいこん【精魂】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2011, December 5). まぶい・マブイ : mabui | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 17, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/752/mabui/.