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ながやしみ【長休み・長休】 : nagayashimi | define meaning

nagayashimi

Pronunciation: [naɡajaɕimi]

Definition

Noun

Long break; long-term absence

Etymology

From なが【長】 naga "long" and やしみ【休み・休】 yashimi "break".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「ながやすィみ」長休（ナガヤスミ）".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	長休み長休
Kana	ながやしみ
Romanization	nagayashimi
Pronunciation (IPA)	[naɡajaɕimi]

意味：ながやすみ【長休み・長休】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, June 14). ながやしみ【長休み・長休】 : nagayashimi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, July 1, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7201/nagayashimi/.