🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
あさってぃ【明後日】 : asatti | define meaning
asatti
Pronunciation: [ʔasatti]
Definition
Noun
- The day after tomorrow; after tomorrow; in two days
Etymology
Cognate with Kagoshima あさっちぇ asatche and あさって asatte; Kikai あさてぃ asati; Okinoerabu あさてぃ asati; Okinawan あさってぃ asatti; and standard Japanese あさって【明後日】 asatte "day after tomorrow".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- 混効験集 Konkoukenshuu (1711) (p. 4), "Words of the Royal Palace", records あさて[ィ] asati.
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Day after to-morrow. Asáttee" and "Day, the following. Asá tínnacha".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 明後日 |
| Kana | あさってぃ |
| New Okinawa Moji | あさっ廒 |
| Romanization | asatti |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔasatti] |
意味：あさって【明後日】
Categories:
明後日
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, December 2). あさってぃ【明後日】 : asatti | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/858/asatti/.