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くぃー【声】

kwii

Pronunciation: [kʷiː]

Definition

Noun

  1. Voice
  2. News (of someone); word (of someone); something said (of someone)
    1. くぃーちちゅん聞ちゅん】
      kwii chichun
      "To hear (about somebody)", "To hear word (of someone)", "To catch wind (of someone)"

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese こえ【声】 koe "voice".

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Kanaくぃー
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Romanizationkwii
Pronunciation (IPA)[kʷiː]

意味:こえ【声・聲】、しょうそく・しょうそこ【消息】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, April 1). くぃー【声】 : kwii | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, February 23, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/913/kwii/.