うーじ

Okinawan

Etymology

Cognate with mainland Japanese 荻 (ogi, “Amur silvergrass”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Originally refers to reed-like plants in general.

Pronunciation

• (Shuri-Naha) ううじ [úùjì] (Heiban - [0])
• IPA^(key): [uːd͡ʑi]

Noun

うーじ (ūji) 

1. Clipping of 砂糖荻 (sātāūji): sugarcane

Derived terms

• 荻(うーじ)横(ゆく)見(み) (ūji yukumi)
• 荻(うーじ)殻(がら) (ūjigara)
• 菓(くゎ)子(し)荻(うーじ) (kwashiūji)