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っんみー・ぅんみー

qnmii · 'nmii

Pronunciation: [ʔm̩miː]

Definition

Noun

  1. Older sister; big sister
    1. うふっんみー【大っんみー
      ufu qnmii
      "eldest sister"
    2. っんみーぐゎーっんみー小】
      qnmii gwaa
      "youngest elder sister"
  2. Unmarried woman; girl

Etymology

Likely cognate with standard Japanese むすめ【娘】 musume "daughter; unmarried woman".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanaっんみー
ぅんみー
New Okinawa Moji望みー
Romanizationqnmii
ʔnmii
'nmii
Pronunciation (IPA)[ʔm̩miː]

意味:ねえさん・あねさん【姉さん・姐さん】、みこんのおんな【未婚の女】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 21). っんみー・ぅんみー : qnmii · 'nmii | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7915/qnmii-'nmii/.