🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
くるまふぃち【車引・車引ち】 : kuruma fichi | define meaning
kuruma fichi
Pronunciation: [kuɾumaɸit͡ɕi]
Definition
Noun
- Rickshaw driving; rickshaw pulling
- Rickshaw driver; rickshaw puller
Etymology
From くるま【車】 kuruma "cart" and ふぃち【車引・引ち】 fichi "pulling".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「くるまひち」車引（クルマヒキ）".
Notes
Synonyms:
くるまー kurumaa "rickshaw puller"
くるまふぃちゃー【車引ちゃー】 kuruma fichaa "rickshaw puller".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 車引 車引ち |
| Kana | くるまふぃち |
| New Okinawa Moji | くるま懲ち |
| Romanization | kuruma fichi |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [kuɾumaɸit͡ɕi] |
意味：くるまひき【車引き】、じんりきしゃふ【人力車夫】、しゃふ【車夫・俥夫】
Categories:
車引
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, May 21). くるまふぃち【車引・車引ち】 : kuruma fichi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, June 3, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8706/kurumafichi/.