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🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Yonaguni)

はい【南・南風】

hai

Pronunciation: [hai]

Definition

Noun

  1. South; southern; in the south; southward
    1. なんたはい【なんた南】
      nanta hai
      "South Nanta (beach)"

Etymology

Cognate to Okinawan ふぇー【南・南風】 fee "south"; and to the standard Japanese term はえ【南風】 hae, meaning "southerly winds".

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Kanji南
南風
Kanaはい
Romanizationhai
Pronunciation (IPA)[hai]

意味：みなみ【南】

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南

Tags: Yonaguni Language, Dunangmunui, Dunang, Dunan munui, Ryukyuan Languages, どぅなん, 与那国, どぅなんむぬい, 与那国物言, 与那国言葉, 与那国語, 琉球方言, 琉球語...

Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). はい【南・南風】 : hai | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 25, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1058/hai/.