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ふぇーふち【灰吹ち・灰吹】 : fee fuchi | define meaning

fee fuchi

Pronunciation: [ɸeːɸut͡ɕi]

Definition

Noun

Cylindrical bamboo container used for disposing tobacco ashes from a smoking pipe

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese はいふき【灰吹き・灰吹】 haifuki "tobacco tray made from a bamboo tube".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「ふ𛀁ーふち」灰吹（ハイフキ）".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	灰吹ち灰吹
Kana	ふぇーふち
New Okinawa Moji	戴ーふち
Romanization	fee fuchi
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ɸeːɸut͡ɕi]

意味：はいふき【灰吹き・灰吹】

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灰吹ち

Tags: Okinawan Language, Uchinaaguchi, Ryukyuan Languages, 沖縄方言, 沖縄語, うちなーぐち, 沖縄口, 琉球方言, 琉球語...

Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, June 2). ふぇーふち【灰吹ち・灰吹】 : fee fuchi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, June 30, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7164/feefuchi/.