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みじどぅい【水鳥】

mijidui

Pronunciation: [mid͡ʑidui]

Definition

Noun

  1. Waterfowl; water bird; aquatic bird

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese みずとり【水鳥】 mizutori "waterfowl" and its variant みずどり mizudori.

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

  • 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「みづィどゥい」水鳥（ミヅトリ）、水禽".

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OrthographyForm
Kanji水鳥
Kanaみじどぅい
New Okinawa Mojiみじ嬨い
Romanizationmijidui
Pronunciation (IPA)[mid͡ʑidui]

意味：すいちょう・みずとり・みずどり【水鳥】、すいきん【水禽】

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水鳥

Tags: Okinawan Language, Uchinaaguchi, Ryukyuan Languages, 沖縄方言, 沖縄語, うちなーぐち, 沖縄口, 琉球方言, 琉球語...

Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, May 14). みじどぅい【水鳥】 : mijidui | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, May 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8660/mijidui/.