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したたか【強か・健か】 : shitataka | define meaning

shitataka

Pronunciation: [ɕitataka]

Definition

Noun, Adverb

(As a noun) Tough; resilient
(As an adverb) Extremely; very; really; greatly; severely; terribly; badly
1. したたかっゐーとーん【強かっゐーとーん】
  shitataka qwiitoon
  "(He is) very drunk", "(He is) terribly drunk"

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese したたか【強か・健か】 shitataka "tough; terribly".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「したたか、しぶーとゥ」健（シタタカ）、甚ダシク、多ク".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	強か健か
Kana	したたか
Romanization	shitataka
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ɕitataka]

意味：したたか【強か・健か】、ひどく【酷く・非道く】、とても・とっても、はなはだしく【甚だしく・甚しく】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, September 28). したたか【強か・健か】 : shitataka | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7668/shitataka/.