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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

Cognate with standard Japanese ゆうまぐれ【夕まぐれ・夕間暮れ・夕間暮】 yuumagure "nightfall".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

混効験集 Konkoukenshuu (1711), "Words of the Royal Palace", records "「ゆまんぐい」夕間暮" (p. 4) and "「ゆふまくれ」夕眩と書ならん".

Notes

Variant:

ゆーまんぐぃ yuumangwi

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. (2026, May 10). ゆまんぐぃ【夕間暮】 : yumangwi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, May 25, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/857/yumangwi/.