"うちなーんちゅ" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ɯ̟t͡ɕinã̠ːɲ̟t͡ɕɨ] Forms: うちなーんちゅ [canonical], ウチナーンチュ [canonical], uchinānchu [romanization]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Okinawan 沖縄(うちなー)ん人(ちゅ) (uchinānchu). Etymology templates: {{ubor|ja|ryu|-}} Unadapted borrowing from Okinawan, {{ryu-r|沖縄ん人|うちなーんちゅ}} 沖縄(うちなー)ん人(ちゅ) (uchinānchu) Head templates: {{ja-noun|ウチナーンチュ}} うちなーんちゅ or ウチナーンチュ • (uchinānchu)
  1. (Okinawa) native or inhabitant of the city, island or Okinawa Prefecture, Japan Synonyms: 沖縄人 Related terms: うちなー (Uchinā), うちなーぐち (uchināguchi)

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for うちなーんちゅ meaning in Japanese (2.0kB)

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