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

• IPA^(key): [ti]

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, dimunitive 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

• IPA^(key): /ti/

Suffix

てぃ (-ti) 

1. forms diminutive nouns

   あがみてぃ、はとぅてぃ

   agamiti, hatuti

   Young child, little bird