🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Kunigami: Benoki, Okinawa)
あとぅ【後】 : atu | define meaning
atu
Pronunciation: [ʔatu]
Definition
Noun, adverb
- Later; after
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese あと【後】 ato "later, after".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "By and by. A'tookára", "I am going now, he will comme presently. Atookárra wang eéchoong atookárra eéchoong", "Stop, you shall look presently. Mátee, atookárra ya meésheeoong", and "By and by I will give it to my children. Atookárra qua gnee queéoong".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 後 |
| Kana | あとぅ |
| New Okinawa Moji | あ婢 |
| Romanization | atu |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔatu] |
意味：あと【後】
後
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 26). あとぅ【後】 : atu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/5797/atu/.