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ぐゎち・ぐぁち【月】

gwachi

Pronunciation: [ɡʷat͡ɕi]

Definition

Noun, suffix

  1. The month of the year
    1. いちぐゎち【一
      ichi-gwachi
      "January"
    2. はちぐゎち【八
      hachi-gwachi
      "August"
    3. しちぐゎちえいさーえいさー】
      shichi-gwachi eisaa
      "July Eisa" (Ryukyuan folk dance)
    4. ゐーそーぐゎちでーびる【良正でーびる】
      yii soo gwachi deebiru
      "Happy New Year"

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese がつ【月】 gatsu, historically pronounced ぐゎつ【月】 gwatsu. Ultimately from Chinese 【月】 (cf. Mandarin yuè; Cantonese yut6; Min Dong nguŏk; Sino-Vietnamese nguyệt, ngoạt and nhục; Sino-Korean 월 wol), reconstructed for Middle Chinese *ngjwot.

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OrthographyForm
Kanji
Kanaぐゎち
ぐぁち
徭ち
Romanizationgwachi
Pronunciation (IPA)[ɡʷat͡ɕi]

意味:がつ【月】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, September 7). ぐゎち・ぐぁち【月】 : gwachi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 3, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/52/gwachi/.