🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Yonaguni)
みん【水】 : min | define meaning
min
Pronunciation: [miŋ]
Definition
Noun
- Water; cold water; fresh water
Etymology
Cognate to Amami (Setouchi) めィでぃ mïdi; Okinoerabu, Yoron and Okinawan みじ miji; Yonaguni みん min "water". Also cognate to Akita むぃづぃ mïdzï; Nagasaki (Gotou) and Kagoshima (Minamikyushu) みん min; Kagoshima みっ miq; and standard Japanese みず【水】 mizu "water". Historically attested under the spelling みづ【水】 midu in Japanese.
Historical attestations for Ryukyuan:
- Attested in the Konkoukenshuu (混効験集, 1711), "Words of the Royal Palace", under the spelling みづ midu (#2 p. 18).
Reconstructions:
- Most sources reconstruct *medu for proto-Ryukyuan, *midu for proto-Japanese and *medu for proto-Japonic.
Notes
Variant: みーん miin.
Spelling
Orthography | Form |
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Kanji | 水 |
Kana | みん |
Romanization | min |
Pronunciation (IPA) | [miŋ] |
意味:みず【水】