🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ん【御】 : n | define meaning
n
Pronunciation: [ŋ̍]
Definition
Prefix
Etymology
Reduced form of the honorific prefix み【御】 mi.
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- 混効験集 Konkoukenshuu (1711), "Words of the Royal Palace", records "「むきやび」紙", "「むさじ」御手拭", "「むきやちや」御蚊帳".
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「うんぱな」御花、神ニ米ル", "「うんしつな」神ニ物ヲ奉ルヲ云フ", "「んす」御衣（ミゾ）", "「うんちよーび」御髮（ミグシ）", "「んちやん、んちやー」〈みかみ〉御神", and "「んちやび」〈みかび〉御紙〈一〉春分秋分等ノ祭ノ稱〈二〉祭ニ焚ク紙餞ノ稱", among others.
Notes
Based on the Konkoukenshuu and Okinawa goten, the form ん n tends to surface in lieu of み mi in instances of prepalatalization. For example, み mi + かび kabi "paper" likely underwent the following shift: /mikabi/ → /mikjabi/ → /Nkjabi/ → /Nt͡ɕabi/, resulting in the form んちゃび nchabi recorded in the Okinawa goten.
Variants:
うみ umi
うん un
み mi
ん n
う u
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 御 |
| Kana | ん |
| Romanization | n |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ŋ̍] |
意味：お・ご・み【御】
御
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, September 9). ん【御】 : n | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7579/n/.