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っわーちち・ぅわーちち・うゎーちち

qwaachichi · 'waachichi

Pronunciation: [ʔwaːt͡ɕit͡ɕi]

Definition

Noun

  1. Weather
    1. いーっわーちちでーびる。
      ii qwaachichi deebiru.
      "The weather is nice eh?"

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

OrthographyForm
Kanaっわーちち
ぅわーちち
うゎーちち
敖ーちち
Romanizationqwaachichi
ʔwaachichi
'waachichi
Pronunciation (IPA)[ʔwaːt͡ɕit͡ɕi]

意味:てんき【天気】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). っわーちち・ぅわーちち・うゎーちち : qwaachichi · 'waachichi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 7, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/890/qwaachichi-'waachichi/.