🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ふぃー【火】 : fii | define meaning
fii
Pronunciation: [ɸiː]
Definition
Noun
- Fire
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese ひ【火】 hi "fire".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Fire. Fee", "Fire, to put out. Fee cha-chee", "Bring fire here. Feetoótee coo", "Bring fire here. Fee toóteecoo", "Boy, bring fire to light my pipe. I'rree fee toóteecoo tobácco foókee", "Fire will burn you. Fee yáddee", and "Put, to, out a fire. Fee cháchee".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 火 |
| Kana | ふぃー |
| New Okinawa Moji | 懲ー |
| Romanization | fii |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɸiː] |
意味：ひ【火】
火
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, December 28). ふぃー【火】 : fii | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, February 4, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7605/fii/.