🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
まぶい・マブイ : mabui | define meaning
mabui
Pronunciation: [mabui]
Definition
Noun
- Soul; spirit; essence of life
- いちまぶい【生ちまぶい】
ichi mabui
"Soul of the living" - しにまぶい【死にまぶい】
shini mabui
"Soul of the dead" - まぶいわかし
mabui wakashi
"Separation of soul" (A Ryukyuan rite)
- いちまぶい【生ちまぶい】
Etymology
Cognate with Amami (Kakeroma) なぶり naburi, まぶり maburi and まぶい mabui; Okinawan まぶい mabui and まぶやー mabuyaa; Yaeyama (Hatoma) まぶる maburu "soul". Most likely cognate with standard Japanese まもり【守り・守・護り・戍り】 mamori "protection; charm, amulet", historically also attested with the spelling まぼり mabori.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | まぶい マブイ |
| Romanization | mabui |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [mabui] |
意味：たましい【魂】、せいこん【精魂】、れいこん【霊魂】
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, February 2). まぶい・マブイ : mabui | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, May 13, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/752/mabui/.