うちなー

Japanese

Alternative spelling
ウチナー

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Okinawan 沖縄(うちなー) (Uchinā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟t͡ɕina̠ː]

Proper noun

うちなー or ウチナー • (Uchinā) 

  1. (Okinawa) Okinawa:
    Synonym: 沖縄 (Okinawa)
    1. Okinawa (a prefecture and island group of Japan)
    2. Okinawa (the main island of the Okinawa and Ryukyu Islands, in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan)
    3. Okinawa (the second-largest city on Okinawa Island, in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan)

Okinawan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔut͡ɕinaː/

Proper noun

うちなー (Uchinā) 

  1. 沖縄: Okinawa:
    1. Okinawa (a prefecture and island group of Japan)
    2. Okinawa (the main island of the Okinawa and Ryukyu Islands, in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan)
    3. Okinawa (the second-largest city on Okinawa Island, in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan)
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