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みー【目】

mii

Pronunciation: [miː]

Definition

Noun

  1. Eye
  2. Sight; vision; viewpoint

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese 【目】 me "eye".

Historical attestations

  • Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo island in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Eye. Mee".
  • Voyage of His Majesty's Ship Alceste: Along the Coast of Corea, to the Island of Lewchew, with an Account of Her Subsequent Shipwreck (1818), by John M'Leod, records "Eye. Me".
  • Essay in Aid of a Grammmar and Dictionary of the Luchuan Language (1895), by Basil Hall Chamberlain, records ", the eye. In some compounds and phrases it is shortened to mi, as u mi-kakiti, [your] seeing".

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, December 18). みー【目】 : mii | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 7, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/62/mii/.