🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
っわーちち・ぅわーちち・うゎーちち : qwaachichi · 'waachichi | define meaning
qwaachichi · 'waachichi
Pronunciation: [ʔwaːt͡ɕit͡ɕi]
Definition
Noun
- Weather
- いーっわーちちでーびる。
ii qwaachichi deebiru.
"The weather is nice eh?"
- いーっわーちちでーびる。
Etymology
Cognate to Amami and Okinoerabu うわーつき uwaatsuki; Okinawa っわーちち qwaachichi; Itoman わーしき waashiki; Miyako わーちぃきぅ waachïkï; Ishigaki おーちぅきぅ oochïkï; Yaeyama おーすく oosuku; Yonaguni わしき washiki "weather". Possibly related to the standard Japanese verb うわつく【浮つく・浮付く】 uwatsuku "to be fickle; to be restless".
Notes
See also: てぃんち【天気】 tinchi "weather".
Spelling
Orthography | Form |
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Kana | っわーちち ぅわーちち うゎーちち |
New Okinawa Moji | 敖ーちち |
Romanization | qwaachichi ʔwaachichi 'waachichi |
Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔwaːt͡ɕit͡ɕi] |
意味:てんき【天気】