🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
みー【雌・牝】 : mii | define meaning
mii
Pronunciation: [miː]
Definition
Prefix
- Female (animal)
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese め【雌・牝】 me "female".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Female. Mee" and "Goat, she. Mee Feéja".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 雌 牝 |
| Kana | みー |
| Romanization | mii |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [miː] |
意味：めす・メス【雌・牝】、め・メ【雌・牝】
Categories:
雌
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, January 4). みー【雌・牝】 : mii | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, February 4, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8258/mii/.