🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
とぅー【十】 : tuu | define meaning
tuu
Pronunciation: [tuː]
Definition
Number
- Ten
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese とお【十】 too "ten".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- 混効験集 Konkoukenshuu (1711), "Words of the Royal Palace", records "「トウ」十" (p. 13).
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Ten. Joo (Loo-Choo); Too (Japan)".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 十 |
| Kana | とぅー |
| New Okinawa Moji | 婢ー |
| Romanization | tuu |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [tuː] |
意味：じゅう【十】、とお・と【十】
Categories:
十
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, December 26). とぅー【十】 : tuu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, February 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/730/tuu/.