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とぅちぬくぃー【鬨ぬ声・鬨ぬ聲】 : tuchi nu kwii | define meaning

tuchi nu kwii

Pronunciation: [tut͡ɕinukʷiː]

Definition

Noun

Battle cry; war cry

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese ときのこえ【鬨の声・鬨の聲】 toki no koe "battle cry".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「とゥちぬくゐ」鬨聲（トキノコエ）戦ノ初ニ兩軍相發スル合圖ノ聲".

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Orthography	Form
Kanji	鬨ぬ声鬨ぬ聲
Kana	とぅちぬくぃー
New Okinawa Moji	婢ちぬ惘ー
Romanization	tuchi nu kwii
Pronunciation (IPA)	[tut͡ɕinukʷiː]

意味：ときのこえ【鬨の声・鬨の聲】

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鬨ぬ声

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, May 14). とぅちぬくぃー【鬨ぬ声・鬨ぬ聲】 : tuchi nu kwii | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, May 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8655/tuchinukwii/.