🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ちねー【家内】 : chinee | define meaning
chinee
Pronunciation: [t͡ɕineː]
Definition
Noun
- Household; home; family
- ちねーにんじゅ【家内人じゅ・家内人衆】
chinee ninju
"Family", "Family members", "Number of family members" - ちねーじゅー【家内じゅー・家内衆】
chinee juu
"(All those living in) one's household", "Family"
- ちねーにんじゅ【家内人じゅ・家内人衆】
Etymology
Cognate to the standard Japanese term かない【家内】 kanai, meaning "wife", "inside of one's home" and "one's family".
Notes
See also: やーにんじゅ 【家人じゅ・家人衆】 yaa ninju "family; house members".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 家内 |
| Kana | ちねー |
| Romanization | chinee |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [t͡ɕineː] |
意味：かてい【家庭】、しょたい【世帯】、かぞく【家族】、かない【家内】
Categories:
家内
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). ちねー【家内】 : chinee | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 17, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/778/chinee/.