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 (mabui), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)

Okinawan

Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *mabori (“tutelary spirit”), from Proto-Japonic *mampori. Cognate with Kunigami まぶい (mabui), Kikai まぶい (mabui), Northern Amami Ōshima まぶり (maburi), Okinoerabu まーぶん (mābun), Southern Amami Ōshima まぶり (maburi), Tokunoshima 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