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くぇーてー【懐胎】 : kweetee | define meaning

kweetee

Pronunciation: [kʷeːteː]

Definition

Noun

Conception; gestation; pregnancy

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese かいたい【懐胎】 kaitai "conception".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「く𛀁てー」懐胎（クワイタイ）".

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Orthography	Form
Kanji	懐胎
Kana	くぇーてー
New Okinawa Moji	愈ーてー
Romanization	kweetee
Pronunciation (IPA)	[kʷeːteː]

意味：かいたい【懐胎】

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懐胎

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, January 20). くぇーてー【懐胎】 : kweetee | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 25, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6809/kweetee/.