🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
をぅてぃ【居てぃ】 : wuti | define meaning
wuti
Pronunciation: [wuti]
Definition
Particle
- At; in
- やーをぅてぃうたいん【家居てぃ歌いん】
yaa wuti utain
"To sing at home" - やまとぅをぅてぃ【大和居てぃ】
yamatu wuti
"In Japan" (adapted from Chamberlain, 1895)
- やーをぅてぃうたいん【家居てぃ歌いん】
Etymology
From the verb をぅん【居ん】 wun "to be".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Essay in Aid of a Grammar and Dictionary of the Luchuan Language (1895), by Basil Hall Chamberlain, records "Wuti, 'in', 'at.' Isol. wutē.".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 居てぃ |
| Kana | をぅてぃ |
| New Okinawa Moji | 歹廒 |
| Romanization | wuti |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [wuti] |
意味：で、にて、にいて【に居て】
Categories:
居てぃ
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, May 17). をぅてぃ【居てぃ】 : wuti | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, June 4, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7266/wuti/.