🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ふぃる【昼】 : firu | define meaning
firu
Pronunciation: [ɸiɾu]
Definition
Noun
- Noon; midday; lunch; lunchtime
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese ひる【昼】 hiru "noon; lunch".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Daylight. Heéroo".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 昼 |
| Kana | ふぃる |
| New Okinawa Moji | 懲る |
| Romanization | firu |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɸiɾu] |
意味：ひる【昼】
Categories:
昼
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, December 3). ふぃる【昼】 : firu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8064/firu/.