🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
いぃどぅ・ゆぃどぅ・ゐどぅ【江戸・江戶】 : yidu | define meaning
yidu
Pronunciation: [jidu]
Definition
Name
- (Place) Edo; Yedo
Etymology
From Japanese えど【江戸・江戶】 edo "Edo (city)", historically pronounced yedo.
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Essay in Aid of a Grammar and Dictionary of the Luchuan Language (1895), by Basil Hall Chamberlain, records "Yidu, the city of Yedo. (Jap. Edo.)".
Notes
Edo is the former name of Tokyo.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 江戸 江戶 |
| Kana | いぃどぅ ゆぃどぅ ゐどぅ |
| New Okinawa Moji | 杖嬨 |
| Romanization | yidu |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [jidu] |
意味：えど【江戸・江戶】
Categories:
江戸
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, June 25). いぃどぅ・ゆぃどぅ・ゐどぅ【江戸・江戶】 : yidu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, July 15, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8406/yidu/.