🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
しー【精】 : shii | define meaning
shii
Pronunciation: [ɕiː]
Definition
Noun
- Semen; seminal fluid
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese せい【液】 sei "essence; semen". Ultimately from Chinese 【液】 "essence; semen" (cf. Mandarin jīng; Cantonese zing1 and zeng1; Eastern Min cĭng and ciăng; Hokkien chiⁿ, chiaⁿ and cheng; Sino-Korean 정 jeong; Sino-Vietnamese tinh), reconstructed for Middle Chinese as *tsjeng.
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「しい、いん」精液（セイエキ）、睾丸ノ內ヨリ分泌スル一種ノ液中ニ精蟲ヲ含メルモノ".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 精 |
| Kana | しー |
| Romanization | shii |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɕiː] |
意味：せいえき【精液】、せい【液】
Categories:
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 2). しー【精】 : shii | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7759/shii/.