てぃ

See also: でぃ

Japanese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tʲi]

Syllable

てぃ • (ti

  1. The hiragana syllable てぃ (ti). Its equivalent in katakana is ティ (ti).

Miyako

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Suffix

てぃ (-ti

  1. counter for years
    ぴぃ゚とぅてぃ、ㇷたてぃ、とぅーてぃ
    pɿtuti, ftati, tūti
    one year, two years, ten years

Etymology 2

Perhaps cognate with Yonaguni てぃ (-ti, diminutive suffix). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Suffix

てぃ (-ti

  1. (Nakachi (Irabu)) implies the object is inferior
    やあてぃ、うがてぃ、かあてぃ
    ya'ati, ugati, ka'ati
    you, that (mesial), that (distal) (all denoting inferiority)
    うがてぃんな あしらいん
    ugatinna aishirain
    That thing's not gonna be there.

Yonaguni

Etymology

Perhaps cognate with Miyako てぃ (-ti, inferiority suffix (Nakachi dialect)). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Suffix

てぃ (-ti

  1. forms diminutive nouns
    あがみてぃ、はとぅてぃ
    agamiti, hatuti
    Young child, little bird