七ち星

Okinawan

Etymology

Kanji in this term
七	星
なな Grade: 1	ふし > ぶし Grade: 2
kun’yomi

七ち (ななち, nanachi, “seven”) +‎ 星 (ふし, fushi, “star”). Cognate to Japanese 七つ星 (ななつぼし, Nanatsuboshi, “Big Dipper”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nanat͡ɕibuɕi]

Proper noun

七(なな)ち星(ぶし) (Nanachibushi) 

1. Big Dipper; the Plough; the Saptarishi

References

• “ななちぶし【七ち星】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
• “ナナチブシ（ななちぶし）” in Okinawan Dialect Dictionary - Ajima.
• “ナナチブシ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).