火ぬ神

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
火	神
ふぃー > ふぃ Grade: 1	かん Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Kanji in this term
火	神
ひ Grade: 1	かん Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
火ぬ神 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

火 (ふぃー, fī, “fire”) +‎ ぬ (possessive particle) +‎ 神 (かん, kan, “god”)

Noun

火(ひ)ぬ神(かん) or 火(ふぃ)ぬ神(かん) (hinukan or finukan) 

1. god of the hearth

   Synonym: 御三物 (うみちむん, umichimun)

Derived terms

• 御先火ぬ神
• 火ぬ神拝ますん
• 火ぬ神拝み
• 火ぬ神加那志

References

• “ヒヌカンガナシー” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).
• “フィヌカン” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).