んちゃ

Okinawan

Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *mita (“clay, earth”), from Proto-Japonic *mita (“clay, earth”). Cognates within Japonic include Miyako みぃた (mta), Yaeyama んた (nta).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nt͡ɕa]

Noun

んちゃ (ncha) 

  1. earth
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