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