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むぃづぃ【水】 : mïdzï | define meaning
mïdzï
Pronunciation: [mï̃d͡zï]
Definition
Noun
- 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.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 水 |
| Kana | むぃづぃ |
| Romanization | mïdzï |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [mï̃d͡zï] |
意味：みず【水】
Categories:
水
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, April 25). むぃづぃ【水】 : mïdzï | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, November 1, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1628/mïdzï/.