🌏 Region(s): Kyushu (Kumamoto: Kuma)
ほめく : homeku | define meaning
homeku
Definition
Verb
- To be humid; to be sultry
Etymology
Cognate to Kumamoto ほめく homeku "to be humid"; Tanegashima ほなく honaku and ほめく homeku "to be hot"; and Okinawan ふみちゅん fumichun "to be muggy". Possibly from ほ【火】 ho- "fire; burning; heat" and めく meku "to show signs of". Compare ほてる【火照る】 hoteru "to feel hot" (from "fire; burning; heat" and "to shine").
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | ほめく |
| Romanization | homeku |
意味：むしあつい【蒸し暑い】、むしむしする【蒸し蒸しする】、じめじめする
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ほめく
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2020, November 16). ほめく : homeku | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/4140/homeku/.