🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)

をぅとーてぃ【居とーてぃ】 : wutooti | define meaning

wutooti

Pronunciation: [wutoːti]

Definition

Particle

In; at
1. がっこーをぅとーてぃびんちょーすん【学校居とーてぃ勉強すん】
  gakkoo wutooti binchoo sun
  "(I am) studying at school"

Etymology

From the verb をぅん【居ん】 wun "to be".

Notes

When compared to をぅてぃ wuti, をぅとーてぃ wutooti generally implies more strongly that the action is ongoing or is being achieved at the location specified.

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	居とーてぃ
Kana	をぅとーてぃ
New Okinawa Moji	歹とー廒
Romanization	wutooti
Pronunciation (IPA)	[wutoːti]

意味：で、に、にて、にいて【に居て】、において【に於いて】

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居とーてぃ

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, August 17). をぅとーてぃ【居とーてぃ】 : wutooti | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7495/wutooti/.