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あとぅむどぅい【後戻い・後戻】 : atu mudui | define meaning

atu mudui

Pronunciation: [ʔatu mudui]

Definition

Noun

Going back; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; retrograding

Etymology

Attested in the Okinawan language dictionary (沖縄語典, 1896, p. 13), by Masayo Nakamoto, under the spelling あとゥむどゥい atu mudui. Cognate to standard Japanese あともどり【後戻り】 ato modori (ibid.).

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	後戻い後戻
Kana	あとぅむどぅい
New Okinawa Moji	あ婢む嬨い
Romanization	atu mudui
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ʔatu mudui]

意味：あともどり【後戻り】

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Tags: Okinawan Language, Uchinaaguchi, Ryukyuan Languages, 沖縄方言, 沖縄語, うちなーぐち, 沖縄口, 琉球方言, 琉球語...

Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2014, August 9). あとぅむどぅい【後戻い・後戻】 : atu mudui | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3356/atumudui/.