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kempuy

ケㇺプイ noun Corpus ↗

kempuy.n

3 recordings · 2 dialects (千歳、沙流) · citation form from 千歳

Senses

針の穴

the eye of a needle; the eye of a needle ⚠ AI·40%

Attested usage 1 hits

imakake ta cise kempuy kari

その後で家の天窓を通って

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Recordings across dialects

千歳 1

form (latin)kanaposgloss (as recorded)source
kempuyケㇺプイ針の穴;<kem[針]puy[穴]。アイヌ語千歳方言辞典

沙流 2

form (latin)kanaposgloss (as recorded)source
kempuyケンプイkem-puyケンプイ 【kem-puy】針の穴.ケㇺプイ パㇰノ ヤイヌ・アン=(私は気が遠くなって)自分の思いも針の穴ほどに小さくなった.*気絶寸前か気絶から目がさめる時に言う.萱野茂のアイヌ語辞典
kempuy針の穴アイヌ語電子辞書