hajichi
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thumb|Tattoo-marks on the hands of a Ryukyuan woman are traditional tattoos worn on the hands of Ryukyuan (mainly Okinawan) women.
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thumb|Tattoo-marks on the hands of a Ryukyuan woman are traditional tattoos worn on the hands of Ryukyuan (mainly Okinawan) women.
==Etymology== The term comes from Okinawan , literally "needle thrusting", in turn from Proto-Ryukyuan *pazuki < *pari-tuki (tone class C). Cognates in other Ryukyuan languages include Miyako (Tarama dialect) and Yonaguni .
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