🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ちー【乳】 : chii | define meaning
chii
Pronunciation: [t͡ɕiː]
Definition
Noun
- Milk
- うしぬちー【牛ぬ乳】
ushi nu chii
"cow's milk" - ちーえーすん【乳えーすん】
chii eesun
"to produce milk"
- うしぬちー【牛ぬ乳】
- Breast
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese ち【乳】 chi "milk; breast".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Blood. Chee (‡ This word also signifies milk, and the female breast)".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 乳 |
| Kana | ちー |
| Romanization | chii |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [t͡ɕiː] |
意味：ちち・ち【乳】、ちぶさ・にゅうぼう【乳房】
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 22). ちー【乳】 : chii | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7870/chii/.