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ふよ【冬】 : fuyo | define meaning
fuyo
Definition
Noun
- Winter
Etymology
Cognate to Aomori ふい fui; Fukushima ふよ fuyo; Kagoshima and Miyazaki ふい fui; Okinawan ふゆ fuyu; Hateruma っふぃ ffi; and standard Japanese ふゆ【冬】 fuyu "winter". Possibly related to ひゆる【冷ゆる】 *piyuru > *ɸiyuru (ひえる【冷える】 hieru in modern Japanese), meaning "to become cold".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 冬 |
| Kana | ふよ |
| Romanization | fuyo |
意味：ふゆ【冬】
Categories:
冬
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). ふよ【冬】 : fuyo | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1998/fuyo/.