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っゑーだいにん・うぇーだいにん【親内裏人】

qweedainin · 'weedainin

Pronunciation: [ʔweːdainiŋ̍]

Definition

Noun

  1. Palace official; official

Etymology

From っゑーだい【親内裏】 qweedai "palace affairs" and にん【人】 nin "person". Compare Yaeyama (Hatoma) ういだる uidaru "palace affairs" and standard Japanese だいり【内裏】 dairi "(imperial) palace".

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OrthographyForm
Kanji親内裏人
Kanaっゑーだいにん
うぇーだいにん
朗ーだいにん
Romanizationqweedainin
ʔweedainin
'weedainin
Pronunciation (IPA)[ʔweːdainiŋ̍]

意味:やくにん【役人】、やくしょきんむひと【役所勤務人】、みやづかえのひと【宮仕えの人】、おほやけびと【公人】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, October 2). っゑーだいにん・うぇーだいにん【親内裏人】 : qweedainin · 'weedainin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6531/qweedainin-'weedainin/.