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がちー : gachii | define meaning

gachii

Pronunciation: [ɡat͡ɕiː]

Definition

Suffix

While
1. かみがちーすむちゆだん【咬みがちー書物読だん】
  kami-gachii sumuchi yudan
  "(He) read a book while eating"
2. かまがちーわじゃそーん【咬まがちー業そーん】
  kama-gachii waja soon
  "(He) is working while eating"

Etymology

Likely cognate with standard Japanese がてら gatera "on the occasion of, at the same time as, while".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kana	がちー
Romanization	gachii
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ɡat͡ɕiː]

意味：ながら【乍ら】、つつ、ついでに【序でに】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, October 23). がちー : gachii | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7740/gachii/.