🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ちむり【煙】 : chimuri | define meaning
chimuri
Pronunciation: [t͡ɕimuɾi]
Definition
Noun
- Smoke; fumes
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese けむり【煙】 kemuri "smoke" and its variant けぶり keburi.
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「ちむり」煙（ケムリ）".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 煙 |
| Kana | ちむり |
| Romanization | chimuri |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [t͡ɕimuɾi] |
意味：けぶ・けむ・けぶり・けむり【煙】
煙
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, June 2). ちむり【煙】 : chimuri | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, June 30, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7166/chimuri/.