🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Yonaguni)
くとぅ【事】 : kutu | define meaning
kutu
Pronunciation: [kutu]
Definition
Noun
- Thing; circumstance; business; matter
Etymology
Cognate with Kagoshima こっ koq and こつ kotsu; Amami くとぅ khuthu; Yoron and Kunigami ふとぅ futu; Okinawan (Shuri) くとぅ kutu; and standard Japanese こと【事】 koto.
Notes
Related forms:
| Yonaguni | Japanese | Meaning |
| くとぅや【事や】 kutuya |
ことは【事は】 koto wa |
(topicalized form) "Thing; the thing" |
| くとぅぬ【事ぬ】 kutunu |
ことの【事の】 koto no |
(genitive form) "Thing's; ~ of the thing" |
| くとぅどぅ【事どぅ】 kutudu |
ことぞ・が・で【事ぞ・が・で】 koto (zo, ga, de) |
(focalized form) "Thing; the thing" |
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 事 |
| Kana | くとぅ |
| Romanization | kutu |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [kutu] |
意味：こと【事】
事
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, September 7). くとぅ【事】 : kutu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, April 23, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/266/kutu/.