🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
あきみっくゎー・あきみっくぁー : akimikkwaa | define meaning
akimikkwaa
Pronunciation: [ʔakimikkʷaː]
Definition
Noun
- Blind person
- Illiterate person
Etymology
From あき【明き】 aki "sight; intellect", みっくゎ【盲】 mikkwa "blind" and the person suffix あー aa.
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Blind man. Akee meégua".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | あきみっくゎー あきみっくぁー |
| New Okinawa Moji | あきみっ彩ー |
| Romanization | akimikkwaa |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔakimikkʷaː] |
意味：あきめくら【明き盲・明盲】、もんもう【文盲】
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あきみっくゎー
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 22). あきみっくゎー・あきみっくぁー : akimikkwaa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7943/akimikkwaa/.