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にーせーたー【青年達】 : niiseetaa | define meaning
niiseetaa
Pronunciation: [niːseːtaː~niːɕeːtaː]
Definition
Noun
- Young people; young men; youth
Etymology
Derived from にーせー niisee "young person" (cognate to Kagoshima にせ nise "young man" and possibly standard Japanese にせい【二世】 nisei "second generation; junior") and the pluralizing person suffix たー【達】 taa. The Okinawan form suggests it may have been historically derived from the form にさい【二才・二歳】 nisai "two years".
Notes
Also pronounced: にーしぇーたー niisheetaa.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 青年達 |
| Kana | にーせーたー |
| Romanization | niiseetaa |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [niːseːtaː~niːɕeːtaː] |
意味：わかものたち【若者達】、わこうど・わかびと【若人】、せいねんたち【青年達】
青年達
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2014, January 7). にーせーたー【青年達】 : niiseetaa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 7, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1509/niiseetaa/.