🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ふーち : fuuchi | define meaning
fuuchi
Pronunciation: [ɸuːt͡ɕi]
Definition
Noun
- Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps sp.); Korean wormwood
Etymology
Cognate with Kagoshima ふき fuki and ふっ fuq; Okinawan ふーち fuuchi "mugwort". Likely cognate with standard Japanese ふき【蕗・苳・款冬・菜蕗・富貴】 fuki "coltsfoot".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- The Okinawan Language (A Synchronic Description) (1963), by Owen Robert Loveless, records "fuuci, mugwort".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | ふーち |
| Romanization | fuuchi |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɸuːt͡ɕi] |
意味：よもぎ【蓬・蕭・艾・蒿】、もぐさ【艾】
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, January 25). ふーち : fuuchi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, April 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6816/fuuchi/.