ちょっと
Japanese
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Alternative forms
Etymology
From ちっと (chitto), itself a geminated emphatic form of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Japanese 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
- (Tokyo) ちょっと [chóꜜttò] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
- (Tokyo) ちょっと [chòttó] (Heiban – [0])[2]
- IPA(key): [t͡ɕo̞t̚to̞]
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.
Synonyms
Interjection
ちょっと or チョット or チョッと • (chotto)