🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa: Shuri-Naha)
ちゅー【今日】 : chuu | define meaning
chuu
Pronunciation: [t͡ɕuː]
Definition
Noun, adverb
- Today
Etymology
Attested as early as in the 1711 混効験集 Konkoukenshuu Okinawan dictionary (p. 4), under the primary spelling けふ kefu, with notes indicating the pronunciation is typically キヨ kiyo [kiyu] in songs, and チヤウ chiyau [chuu] in the common language. Attested again in the 1896 Okinawan language dictionary (沖縄語典), by Masayo Nakamoto, page 36, under the spelling ちふ chifu.
Cognate to Akita ちょー choo; Nagasaki きゅー kyuu; Kagoshima きゅ kyu; Koshikijima きゅー kyuu, くー kuu, きゅ kyu; Kikai しゅー shuu; Amami きゅー kyuu; Yoron しゅー shuu; Okinoerabu ひゅー hyuu; Kunigami くー kuu; Okinawan ちゅー chuu; Itoman くー kuu; Miyako きゅー kyuu; Tarama きう kiu; Yonaguni すー suu; and standard Japanese きょう【今日】 kyou "today". Historically written as けふ kefu in Classical Japanese writing.
Spelling
Orthography | Form |
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Kanji | 今日 |
Kana | ちゅー |
Romanization | chuu |
Pronunciation (IPA) | [t͡ɕuː] |
意味:きょう【今日】