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ゆまんぐぃ【夕間暮】 : yumangwi | define meaning

yumangwi

Pronunciation: [jumaŋ̍ɡʷi]

Definition

Noun

Dusk; twilight; nightfall; evening

Etymology

Attested as early as in the 1711 混効験集 Konkoukenshuu Okinawan dictionary (p. 4), under the spelling ゆまんぐい yumangui. Cognate to standard Japanese ゆうまぐれ【夕まぐれ・夕間暮れ・夕間暮】 yuumagure "nightfall".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	夕間暮
Kana	ゆまんぐぃ
New Okinawa Moji	ゆまん慎
Romanization	yumangwi
Pronunciation (IPA)	[jumaŋ̍ɡʷi]

意味：ゆうまぐれ【夕まぐれ・夕間暮れ・夕間暮】、ゆうがた【夕方】

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夕間暮

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2019, October 15). ゆまんぐぃ【夕間暮】 : yumangwi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/857/yumangwi/.