ちっちゃな
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Japanese[edit]
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 小っちゃな |
Etymology[edit]
Sound shift from 小さな (chīsana).[1]
Also analyzable as the adnominal -na alternative form of ちっちゃい (chitchai).
First attested in 1926.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adnominal[edit]
Usage notes[edit]
This term may only be used to directly modify a noun. In this grammatical role, it may be used largely interchangeably with ちっちゃい (chitchai), the -i adjective form. In predicative use, only ちっちゃい (chitchai) may be used: あれは*ちっちゃだ (are wa *chiccha da) is incorrect grammar. Also, there is no adverbial form *ちっちゃに (*chiccha ni), only the regular -ku adverbial form ちっちゃく (chitchaku) of the -i adjective ちっちゃい (chitchai).
Synonyms[edit]
- ちっちゃい (chitchai)
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “小な”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000