🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
とぅけー【渡海】 : tukee | define meaning
tukee
Pronunciation: [tukeː]
Definition
Noun
- Crossing the sea; going across the sea; sailing across the sea; across the sea
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese とかい【渡海】 tokai "crossing the sea". Ultimately from Chinese 【渡海】 "crossing the sea" (cf. Mandarin dùhǎi; Cantonese dou6 hoi2; Hokkien tō͘-hái), reconstructed for Middle Chinese as *duH xojX.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 渡海 |
| Kana | とぅけー |
| New Okinawa Moji | 婢けー |
| Romanization | tukee |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [tukeː] |
意味：とかい【渡海】
Categories:
渡海
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 20). とぅけー【渡海】 : tukee | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7894/tukee/.