🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
とーぬちゅ【唐ぬ人】 : too nu chu | define meaning
too nu chu
Pronunciation: [toːnut͡ɕu]
Definition
Noun
- A person from China or of Chinese descent. Chinese person; Chinese people.
Etymology
From とー【唐】 too "China", the genitive particle ぬ nu, and the suffix ちゅ【人】 chu "person, people". Attested in the 1896 沖縄語典 Okinawagoten, by Masayo Nakamoto (p. 61), under the spelling たうぬちゆ taunuchiyu.
Notes
Variants: とーぬっちゅー toonucchuu ~ toonutchuu, or とーんちゅ toonchu.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 唐ぬ人 |
| Kana | とーぬちゅ |
| Romanization | too nu chu |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [toːnut͡ɕu] |
意味：ちゅうごくじん【中国人・中國人】、どうじん【唐人】
Categories:
唐ぬ人
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, August 9). とーぬちゅ【唐ぬ人】 : too nu chu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/855/toonuchu/.