🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
じゅー : juu | define meaning
juu
Pronunciation: [d͡ʑuː]
Definition
Noun
- Tail
- いんぬじゅー【犬ぬじゅー】
in nu juu
"The dog's tail"
- いんぬじゅー【犬ぬじゅー】
Etymology
Cognate with Kikai (Onotsu) じゅー juu; Tokunoshima ず zu and どぅ du; Okinawan じゅー juu; Miyako (Aragusuku, Fukusato, Higa, Nagama, Nishizatozoe, Uruka) ずー zuu [d͡zuː]; Miyako (Tomori) どぅー duu; and Minna じゅー juu "tail". Possibly related to Kagoshima しいぼ shiibo; Amami (Yuwan) じィーぼ jïïbo; Okinawan (Yomitan) じゅーぶ juubu; and standard Japanese しっぽ【尻尾】 shippo and しりお shirio "tail".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | じゅー |
| Romanization | juu |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [d͡ʑuː] |
意味：お【尾】、しっぽ・しりお【尻尾】、おっぽ【尾っぽ】
じゅー
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, May 11). じゅー : juu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, May 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8622/juu/.