まぶい

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of まぶい – see the following entry.

【眩い】 [adjective] (colloquial) cute, pretty

(This term, まぶい, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)

Okinawan

Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *mabori (“tutelary spirit”), from Proto-Japonic *mampəri. Cognate with Kunigami まぶい (mabui), Kikai まぶい (mabui), Northern Amami-Oshima まぶり (maburi), Oki-No-Erabu まーぶん (mābun), Southern Amami-Oshima まぶり (maburi), Toku-No-Shima まぶり (maburi), Yoron まーぶい (mābui), Miyako まゔ (mav), Tarama まゔりぃ (mavul), Yaeyama まむりぃ (mamurï), Japanese 守り (mamori).

Noun

まぶい (mabui) 

1. spirit