🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
けーてー【却てー・反てー】 : keetee | define meaning
keetee
Pronunciation: [keːteː]
Definition
Adverb
- On the contrary; rather
Etymology
From けーてぃ【却てぃ・反てぃ】 keeti "on the contrary" and the topic particle や ya.
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Essay in Aid of a Grammar and Dictionary of the Luchuan Language (1895), by Basil Hall Chamberlain, records "Kētē, the Luchuan for 'contrariwise,' is an instance, it being really the Isolated State of kēti, a gerund regularly obtained from kēyung, itself a verb properly meaning 'to return'".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 却てー 反てー |
| Kana | けーてー |
| Romanization | keetee |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [keːteː] |
意味：かえって【却って・反って】、むしろ【寧ろ・寧】
却てー
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, September 28). けーてー【却てー・反てー】 : keetee | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, October 12, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/9201/keetee/.