おっと

Japanese

Pronunciation 1

Etymology

Reading of various terms spelled in kanji.

For pronunciation and definitions of おっと – see the following entry.
【夫】4
[noun] [from 1220] husband
(This term, おっと, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as おっと, see Category:Japanese kanji read as おっと.)
For pronunciation and definitions of おっと – see the following entry.
【音おと】1
[noun] a sound
[noun] when used with a "hear" verb, a rumor or fame (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
[noun] news, tidings
[noun] a reply, response
(This term, おっと, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as おっと, see Category:Japanese kanji read as おっと.)

Pronunciation 2

Etymology

Derived as a general exclamation of surprise. Compare English whoops, oops.

Interjection

おっと • (otto) 

  1. oops, whoops, whoa, oh no, oh my
    • 2002 September 17, Motohiro Katou, “災(さい)厄(やく)の男(おとこ) [Bummer Guy]”, in [Ｑ.](キュー)[Ｅ.](イー)[Ｄ.](ディー) [証](しょう)[明](めい)[終](しゅう)[了](りょう) ([Ｑ.](キュー)[Ｅ.](イー)[Ｄ.](ディー) [証](しょう)[明](めい)[終](しゅう)[了](りょう)) [Q.E.D. Quod Erat Demonstrandum], volume 13 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN, page 96:
      おっと失(しつ)礼(れい)　日(にっ)本(ぽん)人(じん)はあまりこういうあいさつをしないんですよね　私(わたし)の国(くに)では「ハグ」といって日(にち)常(じょう)的(てき)にやるものなんですけど
      Otto shitsurei Nipponjin wa amari kō iu aisatsu o shinai n desu yo ne Watashi no kuni de wa “hagu” to itte nichijōteki ni yaru mono na n desu kedo
      Whoops, sorry. Japanese people aren’t really used to greetings like this. It’s called a “hug” and it’s very common in my country.

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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