🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ぶち【鞭・笞・韃・策】 : buchi | define meaning
buchi
Pronunciation: [but͡ɕi]
Definition
Noun
- Whip; bamboo cane (used for punishment)
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese むち【鞭・笞・韃・策・楚】 muchi "whip" and its variant ぶち buchi.
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Bamboo (instrument of punishment). Boóchee".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 鞭 笞 韃 策 |
| Kana | ぶち |
| Romanization | buchi |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [but͡ɕi] |
意味：むち・ぶち【鞭・笞・韃・策・楚】
鞭
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 9). ぶち【鞭・笞・韃・策】 : buchi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7820/buchi/.