🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ふんでー【放題】 : fundee | define meaning
fundee
Pronunciation: [ɸun̩deː]
Definition
Noun, Suffix
- (Children) Acting spoiled; acting selfish; behaving poorly; being coddled; being overindulged; clinging; throwing a tantrum
- ふんでーすん
fundee sun
"To be selfish", "To act selfish"
- ふんでーすん
- (Suffix) As much as (one wants); whatever (one wants)
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese ほうだい【放題】 houdai "behaving poorly; as much as one wants".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- 混効験集 Konkoukenshuu (1711), "Words of the Royal Palace", records "「ほんたい」我か儘すると云 わんほんたい共云／福建音に 皇帝と書てかくとなふと也".
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「あめー、ふんでー」（アマエ）撒痴嬌。ふんでーハ福建（支那）音ニテ皇帝ノ義ナリ".
Notes
Variant:
ふんれー funree
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 放題 |
| Kana | ふんでー |
| Romanization | fundee |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɸun̩deː] |
意味：わがまま【我が儘・我儘・我がまま・我侭・我が侭】、かってほうだい【勝手放題】、あまえ【甘え】、ほうだい【放題】
放題
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, May 13). ふんでー【放題】 : fundee | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, May 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8642/fundee/.