ちっちゃな
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Japanese
[edit]Alternative spelling |
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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][1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000