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あみふい【雨降い・雨降】 : amifui | define meaning

amifui

Pronunciation: [ʔamiɸui]

Definition

Noun

Rainfall; rain; raining; rainy
1. ちゅーや、あみふいやいびーん【今日や、雨降いやいびーん】
  chuuya, amifui yaibiin
  "It's raining today", "Today is rainy"

Etymology

Attested as early as in the 1896 沖縄語典 (Okinawan language dictionary), by Masayo Nakamoto, page 15. Derived from あみ【雨】 ami "rain" and the nominal form of the verb ふいん【降いん】 fuin "to rain, to precipate". Cognate to standard Japanese あめふり【雨降り・雨降】 amefuri "rainfall; rainy".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	雨降い雨降
Kana	あみふい
Romanization	amifui
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ʔamiɸui]

意味：あめふり【雨降り・雨降】

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雨降い

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). あみふい【雨降い・雨降】 : amifui | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/906/amifui/.