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きぶんち【煙】

kibunchi

Pronunciation: [kibun̩t͡ɕi]

Definition

Noun

  1. Smoke; fumes

Etymology

Cognate to Okinawan きぶし・きぶい【煙】 kibushi ~ kibui; and to the standard Japanese term 【煙】 "smoke, fumes", variously pronounced  けぶ kebu, けむ kemu, けぶり keburi and けむり kemuri.

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Kanji
Kanaきぶんち
Romanizationkibunchi
Pronunciation (IPA)[kibun̩t͡ɕi]

意味:けぶ・けむ・けぶり・けむり【煙】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). きぶんち【煙】 : kibunchi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 13, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1045/kibunchi/.