よもい
Japanese
Etymology
Seems to be cognate with the standard form 重い (omoi), via unknown Japonic substratum.
Compare Miyako イゥ゙カイゥ (/ivkaᶻï/, Hirara) / ユゥ゙カㇽ (/juvkal/, Irabu) / イゥ゙シャール (/ivʃaːl/, Tarama) / イブギー (/ibugiː/, Tarama), Yaeyama いっさーん (/issaːN/, Ishigaki) / いーさん (/iːsaN/, Taketomi) and Yonaguni インサン (/iNsaN/). Also compare Ibaraki dialect いもし (imoshi, “a weight”, Standard Japanese: 重し (omoshi)).
Adjective
よもい • (yomoi) -i (adverbial よもく (yomoku))
- (dialectal, Kantō, Tōkai–Tōsan) Nonstandard form of 重い (omoi /おもい/, “heavy”).
- (dialectal, Sanuki) dull, slow
- Synonym: とろい
Related terms
- よもたい (yomotai)