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いりむてぃ【西表】

irimuti

Pronunciation: [(ʔ)iɾimuti]

Definition

Noun

  1. Iriomote; Iriomote Island

Etymology

Cognate to Okinawan いりうむてぃ iri umuti; Kohama (Yaeyama) いりむてぃ irimuti; Ishigaki (Yaeyama) いれィむてぃー irïmutii; Iriomote (Yaeyama) いりむてぃー irimutii; and standard Japanese いりおもて【西表】 iriomote.

Notes

Iriomote is the largest of the Yaeyama islands with a population of about 2000, and the second largest island in the Okinawa Prefecture. It is also home to the unique, but critically endangered Iriomote wildcat.

Official Website: http://www.iriomote.com/

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Kanji西表
Kanaいりむてぃ
Romanizationirimuti
Pronunciation (IPA)[(ʔ)iɾimuti]

意味:いりおもて【西表】、いりおもてじま【西表島】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). いりむてぃ【西表】 : irimuti | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, October 31, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/4237/irimuti/.