牛ぬ乳
Okinawan
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 牛 | 乳 |
| うし Grade: 2 |
ちー Grade: 6 |
| kun’yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 牛乳 |
Etymology
Compound of 牛 (ushi, “cow”) + ぬ (nu, possessive particle) + 乳 (chī, “milk”). Cognate with Japanese 牛の乳 (ushi no chichi, rare alternate reading ushi no chī, literally “cow's milk”), more commonly expressed in modern Japanese using the Chinese-derived term 牛乳 (gyūnyū).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔuɕinut͡ɕiː/
References
- “うしぬちー【牛ぬ乳・牛乳】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
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