🌏 Region(s): Kyushu (Kagoshima)
あばてん : abaten | define meaning
abaten
Pronunciation: [abateŋ̍]
Definition
Adverb
- A lot (of); many; much
Etymology
Historically attested under the spelling あばてぬ abatenu. Kagoshima variants include あばてん abaten, あばてんね abatenne, あばてんなか abatennaka, and あばてなく abatenaku "a lot, many". ばっと batto is recorded as a babytalk form. Likely cognate with standard Japanese おびただしい【夥しい】 obitadashii "a large number (of)".
意味：たくさん【沢山】、おびただしい【夥しい】、どっさり
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