うとぅ

Okinawan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔutu/

Noun

うとぅ (utu) 

  1. 音: sound

Yaeyama

Noun

うとぅ (utu) 

  1. 音: sound

Yonaguni

Alternative spelling
音

Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *oto, from Proto-Japonic *ətə.

Pronunciation

  • (Sonai) IPA(key): [ùtú] (tone class A)

Noun

うとぅ (utu) 

  1. 音: sound
    うとぅか゚　ぐまびてぃ　’かにぬん
    utu'nga gumabiti ’kaninun
    The sound is so quiet, I cannot hear it.
    うとぅん　さたん　みぬん
    utun satan minun
    There hasn't been any information.
  2. 音: reputation (good or bad); rumor, rumour
    うとぅんでぃ　まいふな
    utundi maifuna
    a good reputation

References

  • Yonaguni Hōgen Jiten Henshū I'inkai (与那国方言辞典編集委員会) (2021) どぅなんむぬい辞典 [Dunanmunui Dictionary], Yonaguni (与那国町): Yonaguni-chō Kyōiku I'inkai (与那国町教育委員会), page 86
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