🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
わっこーねーん【悪こーねーん・悪っこーねーん】 : wakkoo neen | define meaning
wakkoo neen
Pronunciation: [wakkoːneːŋ̍]
Definition
Negative sa-adjective
- It's not bad; not wrong.
- To not be out of line; not uncalled for; not improper; not inappropriate.
Etymology
Present negative form of the Okinawan adjective わっさん wassan, roughly meaning "bad, wrong, disagreeable, unsavoury". The form わっこーねーん wakkoo neen (wakkooneen), derives from the adverbial -く -ku form of the Old Japanese adjective わるい【悪い】 warui which, followed by the topic particle や ya, becomes わっこー wakkoo in Okinawan. The adjective is then conjoined to the negative auxiliary ねーん neen "not; is not".
Notes
The form わっこーねーらん wakkoo neeran also occurs.
意味：わるくない【悪くない】