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ちぬー【昨日】

chinuu

Pronunciation: [t͡ɕinuː]

Definition

Noun, adverb

  1. Yesterday

Etymology

Cognate to Kagoshima きぬ kinu; Amami きぬ kinu; Yonaguni んぬ nnu; and standard Japanese きのう【昨日】 kinou "yesterday", historically きのふ kinofu. Attested in the Okinawan language dictionary (沖縄語典, 1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, under the spelling ちぬふ chinufu.

意味:きのう【昨日】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). ちぬー【昨日】 : chinuu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, September 8, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/994/chinuu/.