🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ぺーちん【親雲上】 : peechin | define meaning
peechin
Pronunciation: [peːt͡ɕiŋ̍]
Definition
Noun
- Upper rank official of the former Ryukyu Kingdom. Pēchin; Pechin.
Etymology
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Great man (Chinese Tajin). A'jee, or Páychin".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 親雲上 |
| Kana | ぺーちん |
| Romanization | peechin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [peːt͡ɕiŋ̍] |
意味：（琉球王国の士族の称号の一つ）ペーチン、ペークミー
Categories:
親雲上
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, January 4). ぺーちん【親雲上】 : peechin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, February 8, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8350/peechin/.