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.

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