🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
きーむむ【毛桃】 : kiimumu | define meaning
kiimumu
Pronunciation: [kiːmumu]
Definition
Noun
- Peach; hairy peach
Etymology
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「きーむむ」毛桃（ケモモ）、桃ノ一種沖繩ニテハ桃ヲ云フ".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 毛桃 |
| Kana | きーむむ |
| Romanization | kiimumu |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [kiːmumu] |
意味：もも・モモ【桃】、けもも・ケモモ【毛桃】
Categories:
毛桃
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, June 4). きーむむ【毛桃】 : kiimumu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, June 30, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7176/kiimumu/.