🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
あんだぎー【油揚ぎー】 : andagii | define meaning
andagii
Pronunciation: [ʔan̩daɡiː]
Definition
Noun
- A deep-fried doughnut-like Okinawan pastry shaped like a bun. Sata andagi; andagi; Okinawan doughnut.
Etymology
From あんだ【油】 anda "oil" and あぎー【揚ぎー】 agii "fried". Cognate with standard Japanese あぶらあげ【油揚げ】 abura age "fried in oil".
Notes
Also called: さーたあんだぎー・さーたーあんだぎー【砂糖油揚ぎー】 saata andagii or saataa andagii.
These pastries are made by mixing flour, sugar and eggs together, shaping the resulting dough into balls, and then deep-frying them in oil.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 油揚ぎー |
| Kana | あんだぎー |
| Romanization | andagii |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔan̩daɡiː] |
意味：アンダーギー、あぶらあげ【油揚げ】
Categories:
油揚ぎー
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 19). あんだぎー【油揚ぎー】 : andagii | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/933/andagii/.