🌏 Region(s): Kyushu (Kagoshima)

ごたっ : gotaq · gota' | define meaning

gotaq · gota'

Pronunciation: [ɡotaʔ]

Definition

Verb

Appended to regular verbs in their volitional-presumptive -o form, and to shimo nidan (lower bigrade) verbs in their -u (-ū) form. Used to indicate the notion of wanting or wishing to do something.
1. くぉごたっ【食ぉごたっ】
  kwo-gotaq
  "want to eat"
2. あすぼごたっ【遊ぼごたっ】
  asubo-gotaq
  "want to play"
3. なぐごたっ【投ぐごたっ】
  nagu-gotaq
  "want to give up" (shimo nidan verb)

Etymology

Reduced form of the Kyushu verb ごたる gotaru "to want (to do something)".

Notes

Variants in Kagoshima include ごあっ goaq ~ goa' and ごちゃっ gochaq ~ gocha'.

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kana	ごたっ
Romanization	gotaq gotaʔ gota'
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ɡotaʔ]

意味：～たい

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Tags: Kagoshima dialect, Kagomma-ben, Kagonma, Kagoima, Satsuma, Satsugu, かごっま, かごんま, 鹿児島弁, 鹿児島方言, 薩隅方言...

Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2019, October 15). ごたっ : gotaq · gota' | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 7, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1838/gotaq-gota'/.