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🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Amami)

あみ【蟻】

ami

Definition

Noun

  1. Ant, ants

Etymology

Cognate to Kagoshima あい ai; Kikai あーにー aanii, あに ani, あい ai and あーいー aaĩĩ; Amami あみ ami; Okinoerabu あに ani; Okinawan あい ai; Yonaguni あや aya; and standard Japanese あり【蟻】 ari "ant".

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Romanizationami

意味:あり【蟻】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). あみ【蟻】 : ami | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 7, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/2979/ami/.