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あみふい【雨降い・雨降】

amifui

Pronunciation: [ʔamiɸui]

Definition

Noun

  1. Rainfall; rain; raining; rainy
    1. ちゅーや、あみふいやいびーん【今日や、雨降いやいびーん】
      chuuya, amifui yaibiin
      "It's raining today", "Today is rainy"

Etymology

Attested as early as in the 1896 沖縄語典 (Okinawan language dictionary), by Masayo Nakamoto, page 15. Derived from あみ【雨】 ami "rain" and the nominal form of the verb ふいん【降いん】 fuin "to rain, to precipate". Cognate to standard Japanese あめふり【雨降り・雨降】 amefuri "rainfall; rainy".

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雨降い

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. (2023, July 30). あみふい【雨降い・雨降】 : amifui | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, October 3, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/906/amifui/.