🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
どぅーどぅ : duudu | define meaning
duudu
Pronunciation: [duːdu]
Definition
Noun
- Very; extremely; exceedingly
- わんねーどぅーどぅさきしちょーん【我んねーどぅーどぅ酒好ちょーん】
wannee duudu saki shichoon
"I am very fond of liquor" (adapted from Chamberlain, 1895)
- わんねーどぅーどぅさきしちょーん【我んねーどぅーどぅ酒好ちょーん】
- (With a negative verb) Not at all; at all; whatsoever
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese ずっと zutto "by far, much; continuously" and it variant ずーっと zuutto.
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Essay in Aid of a Grammar and Dictionary of the Luchuan Language (1895), by Basil Hall Chamberlain, records "A sort of superlative is obtained by prefixing duttu or dūdu, 'very,' 'quite,' hence with a negative verb 'not at all'".
Notes
Variant: どぅっとぅ duttu.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | どぅーどぅ |
| New Okinawa Moji | 嬨ー嬨 |
| Romanization | duudu |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [duːdu] |
意味：はなはだ【甚だ】、とても・とっても【迚も】
どぅーどぅ
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, September 27). どぅーどぅ : duudu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, October 12, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3611/duudu/.