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ふぇーいる【灰色】

fee iru

Pronunciation: [ɸeːʔiɾu]

Definition

Noun

  1. Grey; gray; ashen

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese はいいろ【灰色】 haiiro "grey".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

  • 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「ふ𛀁ーいるー」灰色(ハイイロ)、薄黒キ鼠色".

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OrthographyForm
Kanji灰色
Kanaふぇーいる
New Okinawa Moji戴ーいる
Romanizationfee iru
Pronunciation (IPA)[ɸeːʔiɾu]

意味:はいいろ【灰色】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, June 2). ふぇーいる【灰色】 : fee iru | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, June 30, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7163/feeiru/.