🌏 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)".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | あばてん |
| Romanization | abaten |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [abateŋ̍] |
意味：たくさん【沢山】、おびただしい【夥しい】、どっさり
あばてん
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, January 26). あばてん : abaten | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 15, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/2501/abaten/.