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ぐゎっぴ【月日】 : gwappi | define meaning
gwappi
Pronunciation: [ɡʷappi]
Definition
Noun
- Month and day in the calendar. Date.
Etymology
Cognate with Okinawan ぐゎっぴ gwappi; and standard Japanese がっぴ【月日】 gappi "month and day (in the calendar)". Ultimately from Chinese 【月日】 "moon and sun; date" (cf. Mandarin yuèrì; Cantonese jyut6 jat6; Hokkien ge̍h-li̍t, ge̍rh-li̍t and goe̍h-ji̍t; Sino-Korean 월일 woril), reconstructed for Middle Chinese as *ngjwot nyit.
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「ぐわッぴ」月日（グワツピ）".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 月日 |
| Kana | ぐゎっぴ |
| New Okinawa Moji | 徭っぴ |
| Romanization | gwappi |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɡʷappi] |
意味：がっぴ【月日】、ひづけ【日付・日附】
Categories:
月日
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, February 1). ぐゎっぴ【月日】 : gwappi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6839/gwappi/.