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やなじぐーい【柳行李】 : yanaji guui | define meaning

yanaji guui

Pronunciation: [janad͡ʑiɡuːi]

Definition

Noun

Rectangular wicker basket; rectangular willow basket

Etymology

Cognate with Kagoshima やなっごい yanaggoi; Okinawan やなじぐーい yanaji guui; and standard Japanese やなぎごうり【柳行李】 yanaji gouri "rectangular wicker basket".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations:

沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「やなぢぐーい」柳行李（ヤナギゴリ）".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	柳行李
Kana	やなじぐーい
Romanization	yanaji guui
Pronunciation (IPA)	[janad͡ʑiɡuːi]

意味：やなぎごうり【柳行李】

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柳行李

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, May 12). やなじぐーい【柳行李】 : yanaji guui | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, May 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7031/yanajiguui/.