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Japanese
| For pronunciation and definitions of まぶい – see the following entry.
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| (This term, まぶい, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
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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)
- spirit