🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
をぅーじ・をぅうじ・ううじ : wuuji · uuji | define meaning
wuuji · uuji
Pronunciation: [(w)uːd͡ʑi]
Definition
Noun
- Sugarcane; sugar cane
Etymology
Cognate to Tanegashima おおぎ oogi; Amami うぎ ugi; Okinoerabu をぅじ wuji; Yoron ふぎ fugi; Okinawan をぅーじ wuuji; and Miyako ぶーぎ buugi and ぶーず buuzu "sugar cane". Also cognate to the standard Japanese term おぎ【荻】 ogi, which refers to Amur Silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus), an unrelated grass plant.
Spelling
Orthography | Form |
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Kana | をぅーじ をぅうじ ううじ |
New Okinawa Moji | 歹ーじ |
Romanization | wuuji uuji |
Pronunciation (IPA) | [(w)uːd͡ʑi] |
意味:さとうきび【砂糖黍】、かんしょ・かんしゃ【甘蔗】
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). をぅーじ・をぅうじ・ううじ : wuuji · uuji | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, November 26, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/73/wuuji-uuji/.