牛ぬ乳
Okinawan
Etymology
Compound of 牛 (ushi, “cow”) + ぬ (nu, possessive particle) + 乳 (chī, “milk”). Cognate with Japanese 牛の乳 (ushi no chichi, rare alternate reading ushi no chī, literally “cow's milk”), more commonly expressed in modern Japanese using the Chinese-derived term 牛乳 (gyūnyū).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔuɕinut͡ɕiː/
Noun
牛ぬ乳 (hiragana うしぬちー, romaji ushi nu chī)
- cow's milk
References
- “うしぬちー【牛ぬ乳・牛乳】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
- “ウシヌチー” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary.