🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
むぬ【物】 : munu | define meaning
munu
Pronunciation: [munu]
Definition
Noun
- Thing; stuff; item; object; product; article
- (As a prefix) State of; act of; cause of; result of; object of
- むぬわしり【物忘り】
munu washiri
"forgetfulness" - むぬわれー【物笑れー】
munu waree
"laughingstock" - むぬはち【物吐ち】
munu hachi
"vomit"
- むぬわしり【物忘り】
- Food; grub
- むぬかでぃなーびら【物咬でぃなーびら】
munu kadi naabira
"We will just have something to eat"
- むぬかでぃなーびら【物咬でぃなーびら】
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese もの【物】 mono "thing".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Essay in Aid of a Grammar and Dictionary of the Luchuan Language (1895), by Basil Hall Chamberlain, records "Munu, also abbreviated to mung, a thing, less often a person, sometimes food. Also used in many compounds, as chī-mung, lit. wearing thing, i.e. a garment".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 物 |
| Kana | むぬ |
| Romanization | munu |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [munu] |
意味：もの【物】、たべもの【食べ物】
物
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, September 6). むぬ【物】 : munu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7521/munu/.