🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
やに 【脂】 : yani | define meaning
yani
Pronunciation: [jani]
Definition
Noun
- Resin
- Tar; tobacco residue; resin
Etymology
Cognate with Kagoshima やね yane; Okinawan やーに yaani and やに yani; and standard Japanese やに 【脂】 yani "resin".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations:
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「やーに」脂（ヤニ）〈一〉樹ノ皮ヨリ出ヅル粘液〈二〉烟管ニ生スルモノ".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 脂 |
| Kana | やに |
| Romanization | yani |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [jani] |
意味：やに 【脂】
脂
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, May 12). やに 【脂】 : yani | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, May 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7034/yani/.