🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
っんむ【芋】 : qnmu · 'nmu | define meaning
qnmu · 'nmu
Pronunciation: [ʔm̩mu]
Definition
Noun
- Potato; sweet potato; taro; tuber
- とーっんむ【唐芋】
tooqnmu · too'nmu
"Chinese potato", "Sweet potato" - きーっんむ【木芋】
kiiqnmu · kii'nmu
"Cassava plant", "Tapioca plant" (lit. "tree potato") - たーっんむ・たーんむ・たーむ【田芋】
taa qnmu · taanmu · taamu
"taro cultivated in a shallow field of water"
- とーっんむ【唐芋】
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese いも【芋】 imo.
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, 1795-1798 (1804), by William Robert Broughton, records "Mo, Sweet potatoes".
- Voyage of His Majesty's Ship Alceste: Along the Coast of Corea, to the Island of Lewchew, with an Account of Her Subsequent Shipwreck (1818), by John M'Leod, records "Potatoes (sweet), Moo".
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo island in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Potatoes, sweet. Moo, or Moóndee".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 芋 |
| Kana | っんむ |
| New Okinawa Moji | 望む |
| Romanization | qnmu ʔnmu 'nmu |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔm̩mu] |
意味：いも【芋】
Categories:
芋
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, September 15). っんむ【芋】 : qnmu · 'nmu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/78/qnmu-'nmu/.