🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ふちゃん【福建】 : fuchan | define meaning
fuchan
Pronunciation: [ɸut͡ɕaŋ̍]
Definition
Name
- Fujian; Fukien
Etymology
Ultimately from Chinese 【福建】 "Fujian, Fukien" (cf. Mandarin fújiàn; Cantonese fuk1 gin3; Gan fuh6 jien; Min Dong hók-gióng; Hokkien hok-kiàn; Sino-Japanese ふっけん fukken; Sino-Korean 푸젠 pujen and 복건 bokgeon; Sino-Vietnamese phúc kiến).
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「ふちやん」福建（フクケン）支那ノ地名".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 福建 |
| Kana | ふちゃん |
| Romanization | fuchan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɸut͡ɕaŋ̍] |
意味：ふっけん【福建】
Categories:
福建
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, January 18). ふちゃん【福建】 : fuchan | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6792/fuchan/.