尊い

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
とうと
Grade: 6
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
貴い

⟨taputo1ki⟩ → */taɸutokʲi//toːtoi/

From Old Japanese. First attested in the Kojiki of 712 CE.[1] From the 連体形 (rentaikei, attributive form) of Early Middle Japanese adjective 尊し (tōtoshi), with the medial /-k-/ falling out.

Possibly derived from 太い (futoi, fat).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーと [tòótóꜜì] (Nakadaka – [3])[2]
  • IPA(key): [to̞ːto̞i]
  • Tokyo pitch accent of inflected forms of "尊い"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Continuative (連用形) 尊く ーと [tòótóꜜkù]
Terminal (終止形) 尊い ーと [tòótóꜜì]
Attributive (連体形) 尊い ーと [tòótóꜜì]
Key constructions
Informal negative 尊くない ーとくない [tòótóꜜkùnàì]
Informal past 尊かった ーとかった [tòótóꜜkàttà]
Informal negative past 尊かった ーとかった [tòótóꜜkàttà]
Formal 尊いです ーといです [tòótóꜜìdèsù]
Conjunctive 尊くて ーとくて [tòótóꜜkùtè]
Conditional 尊ければ ーとければ [tòótóꜜkèrèbà]

Adjective

(とうと) • (tōtoi) たふとい (tafutoi)?-i (adverbial (とうと) (tōtoku))

  1. noble; exalted; sacred
  2. precious; valuable
  3. (Internet slang) glorious; marvelous; wonderful (of a higher level of praise than 萌え (moe))
Inflection
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
たっと
Grade: 6
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
貴い

Shift from the classical form of (とうと) (tōtoi) above: たふとし /tafutosi/たつとし /taQtosi/.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) っと [tàttóꜜì] (Nakadaka – [3])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ta̠t̚to̞i]

Adjective

(たっと) • (tattoi) たつとい (tatutoi)?-i (adverbial (たっと) (tattoku))

  1. noble; exalted; sacred
  2. precious; valuable
Inflection

References

  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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