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うみちむん : umichimun | define meaning
umichimun
Pronunciation: [ʔumit͡ɕimuŋ̍]
Definition
Noun
- God of fire; hearth god; stove god; kitchen god
Etymology
Presumably from the honorific prefix う【御】 u-, みーち【三つ・３つ】 miichi "three" and むん【物】 mun "thing", owing to the fact that hearths typically had three stones in the center used for cooking.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | うみちむん |
| Romanization | umichimun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔumit͡ɕimuŋ̍] |
意味：かまどがみ【かまど神・竃神・竈神】、ひのかみ【火の神】
うみちむん
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, May 24). うみちむん : umichimun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, June 30, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7089/umichimun/.