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🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Yonaguni)

んかち【昔】 : nkachi | define meaning

nkachi

Definition

Noun, adverb

Of or pertaining to the past: a long time ago; former times; old times; "a long long time ago"
1. んかちくぅとぅば
  nkachi kutuba
  "Old talks", "Old tales", "Folklore"

Etymology

Cognate with Okinawan んかし nkashi and standard Japanese むかし【昔】 mukashi.

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	昔
Kana	んかち
Romanization	nkachi

意味：むかし【昔】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, September 7). んかち【昔】 : nkachi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, November 12, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/222/nkachi/.