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てぃち【鉄・鐵】 : tichi | define meaning
tichi
Pronunciation: [tit͡ɕi]
Definition
Noun
- (Element) Iron
Etymology
Cognate to standard Japanese てつ【鉄・鐵】 tetsu "iron". Ultimately from Chinese 【鐵・铁】 (cf. Mandarin tiě; Cantonese tit3; Hakka thiet; Min Dong tiék; Hokkien thih and thiat; Teochew tih4; Wu thiq; Sino-Korean 철 cheol; Sino-Vietnamese thiết and sắt), reconstructed as /tʰet̚/ for Middle Chinee and /*l̥ˤik/ or /*l̥ʰiːɡ/ for Old Chinese. Presumed cognate with Tibetan ལྕགས (lcags), giving the Proto-Sino-Tibetan reconstruction *hljak.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 鉄 鐵 |
| Kana | てぃち |
| New Okinawa Moji | 廒ち |
| Romanization | tichi |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [tit͡ɕi] |
意味：てつ【鉄・鐵】、くろがね【黒金・鉄】
鉄
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2017, March 14). てぃち【鉄・鐵】 : tichi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/4240/tichi/.