🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
うとぅげー【頤】 : utugee | define meaning
utugee
Pronunciation: [ʔutuɡeː]
Definition
Noun
- Lower jaw
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese おとがい【頤】 otogai "lower jaw".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Chin. Oootoóga".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 頤 |
| Kana | うとぅげー |
| New Okinawa Moji | う婢げー |
| Romanization | utugee |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔutuɡeː] |
意味：おとがい【頤】、かがく・したあご【下顎】
Categories:
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 30). うとぅげー【頤】 : utugee | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6034/utugee/.