🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ぴとぅ【人】 : pitu | define meaning
pitu
Pronunciation: [pitu]
Definition
Noun
- People, person
Etymology
Presumably from proto-Japonic ぴと【人】 pito, cognate to standard Japanese ひと【人】 hito. Most probably borrowed from surrounding dialects, as Okinawan does not retain initial *p and undergoes palatalization of alveolar consonants near the high vowel /i/.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 人 |
| Kana | ぴとぅ |
| New Okinawa Moji | ぴ婢 |
| Romanization | pitu |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [pitu] |
意味：ひと【人】、ひとびと【人々】
Categories:
人
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2012, June 28). ぴとぅ【人】 : pitu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/26/pitu/.