🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Amami)
いん【犬】 : in | define meaning
in
Pronunciation: Amami: [ʔiŋ̍]
Definition
Noun
- Dog (Canis familiaris sp.); domestic dog
Etymology
Cognate with Kyushu いん in; Amami いん in; Okinawan いん in; and standard Japanese いぬ【犬】 inu "dog".
Historical Japanese attestations
- Recorded for the Satsuma dialect in Gonza's works (ca. early 18th century).
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Dog. Ing" and "Dog barks. I'nnoo nachoong".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 犬 |
| Kana | いん |
| Romanization | in |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | Amami: [ʔiŋ̍] |
意味：いぬ【犬】
Categories:
犬
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, December 25). いん【犬】 : in | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, January 7, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8222/in/.