🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ふくみん : fukumin | define meaning
fukumin
Pronunciation: [ɸukumiŋ̍]
Definition
Noun
- Seafood, meat or vegetables that have been lightly battered and deep-fried. Tempura.
Etymology
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Narrative of a voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait, to co-operate with the Polar Expeditions (1831), by Frederick William Beechey, records "[...] and a third called kooming, which enclosed some kind of fish".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | ふくみん |
| Romanization | fukumin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɸukumiŋ̍] |
意味：てんぷら【天ぷら・天麩羅・天婦羅】
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ふくみん
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, December 14). ふくみん : fukumin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 15, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8155/fukumin/.