🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
やなっちゅ【やな人】 : yanacchu · yanatchu | define meaning
yanacchu · yanatchu
Pronunciation: [janatt͡ɕu]
Definition
Noun
- Bad person
Etymology
From やな yana "bad" and っちゅ【人】 cchu "person".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Bad man. Yáwna moon, or Yánna choo".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | やな人 |
| Kana | やなっちゅ |
| Romanization | yanacchu yanatchu |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [janatt͡ɕu] |
意味：わるもの【悪者】、あくにん【悪人】
Categories:
やな人
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 23). やなっちゅ【やな人】 : yanacchu · yanatchu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7952/yanacchu-yanatchu/.