🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
いぃんす・ゆぃんす・ゐんす【煙硝・焔硝】 : yinsu | define meaning
yinsu
Pronunciation: [jin̩su]
Definition
Noun
- Gunpowder; powder
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese えんしょう【煙硝・焔硝】 enshou "gunpowder".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Dry, to, powder. Eénshoo foóshoong".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 煙硝 焔硝 |
| Kana | いぃんす ゆぃんす ゐんす |
| New Okinawa Moji | 杖んす |
| Romanization | yinsu |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [jin̩su] |
意味：かやく【火薬】、えんしょう【煙硝・焔硝】
煙硝
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, December 25). いぃんす・ゆぃんす・ゐんす【煙硝・焔硝】 : yinsu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, February 4, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8233/yinsu/.