ちょっと
Japanese
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一寸 (uncommon) 鳥渡 (rare) |
Alternative forms
Etymology
From ちっと (chitto), itself a geminated emphatic form of ちと (chito), originally composed of ち (chi, “small”, not used in isolation; cognate with the chi in 小さい chīsai) + と (to, adverbial particle).[1][2]
Pronunciation
Adverb
ちょっと or チョット or チョッと • (chotto)
Usage notes
- Used to say that something is inconvenient for you when being invited to do something.
Interjection
ちょっと or チョット or チョッと • (chotto)
References
- Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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