おっと

Japanese

Pronunciation 1

• (Tokyo) おっと [óꜜttò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [o̞t̚to̞]

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 (otto), 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 (otto), 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

• (Tokyo) おっと [òttó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [o̞t̚to̞]

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 (deprecated template usage) [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 nan 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.