わっち

Japanese

Etymology

Changed from 私(わたし) (watashi).

Had been used by the early modern artisans and prostitutes.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɰᵝa̠t̚t͡ɕi]

Pronoun

わっち • (watchi) 

  1. 私: (now dialectal) first-person singular pronoun
    • 1765–1840, Haifū yanagidaru (誹風柳多留), volume 14:
      わっちをも請(う)け出(だ)してよと禿(かぶろ)泣(な)き
      watchi o mo ukedashiteyo to kaburo naki
      "Please redeem me too!" A kaburo [young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute] cries.
  2. (dialectal, Tottori) second-person plural pronoun
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