What does こまけー mean?


Does anybody have a clue what `こまけー` might mean? Below are some sentences for
context and the phrase as it's used:

> まじめでおカタい感じの女子大生は、やたらとわたしを目を敵にしてきた。わたしが何をやっても文句をつけてくる。「しょうゆの向きは、こうじゃなくてこう！」って
> **こまけー** んだよ!




In Edo-speak (江戸言葉) or rough speak in present Japanese, a sequence of a vowel
followed by a high vowel is often contracted to one long vowel. `こまけー`'s
original form is `[細]{こま}かい` 'detailed'. In this case, it is claiming that the
other person cares too much about subtle things.

There are other patterns as well:

> ai → ee, [高]{たか}い → たけえ  
>  ei → ee, [競]{けい}[馬]{ば} → けえば (Standard pronunciation; written as けいば)  
>  oi → ee, [面]{おも}[白]{しろ}い → おもしれえ  
>  ui → ii, [悪]{わる}い → わりい  
>  au → oo, [買]{かう}た → こおた (Kansai dialect; written as こうた)  
>  eu → oo, でせう → でしょお (Standard pronunciation; written as でしょう)  
>  ou → oo, [泥]{どろ}[棒]{ぼう} → どろぼお (Standard pronunciation; written as どろぼう)  
>  iu → uu, [言]{い}う → ゆう (Standard pronunciation; written as いう)

All these follow the following phonological rule:

[code]

    [α high][+ high, β back] → [α high, - low, β back]:
    
[/code]

where

[code]

    +---------------+--------+--------+
    |               | - back | + back |
    +---------------+--------+--------+
    | + high, - low | i      | u      |
    | - high, - low | e      | o      |
    | - high, + low |        | a      |
    +---------------+--------+--------+
    
[/code]

Note: As far as I know, this rule was discovered by 窪薗晴夫.




In Edo-speak (江戸言葉) or rough speak in present Japanese, a sequence of a vowel
followed by a high vowel is often contracted to one long vowel. `こまけー`'s
original form is `[細]{こま}かい` 'detailed'. In this case, it is claiming that the
other person cares too much about subtle things.

There are other patterns as well:

> ai → ee, [高]{たか}い → たけえ  
>  ei → ee, [競]{けい}[馬]{ば} → けえば (Standard pronunciation; written as けいば)  
>  oi → ee, [面]{おも}[白]{しろ}い → おもしれえ  
>  ui → ii, [悪]{わる}い → わりい  
>  au → oo, [買]{かう}た → こおた (Kansai dialect; written as こうた)  
>  eu → oo, でせう → でしょお (Standard pronunciation; written as でしょう)  
>  ou → oo, [泥]{どろ}[棒]{ぼう} → どろぼお (Standard pronunciation; written as どろぼう)  
>  iu → uu, [言]{い}う → ゆう (Standard pronunciation; written as いう)

All these follow the following phonological rule:

[code]

    [α high][+ high, β back] → [α high, - low, β back]:
    
[/code]

where

[code]

    +---------------+--------+--------+
    |               | - back | + back |
    +---------------+--------+--------+
    | + high, - low | i      | u      |
    | - high, - low | e      | o      |
    | - high, + low |        | a      |
    +---------------+--------+--------+
    
[/code]

Note: As far as I know, this rule was discovered by 窪薗晴夫.

