しっこ

Japanese

Etymology

Appears to be from either 尿 (shishi, “pee-pee, urine”) or 尿 (shī, “pee, urine”) + diminutive noun-forming suffix こ (ko), with gemination as possible emphasis or dialectal variation.

First attested in 1909.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

しっこ • (shikko) 

  1. [from 1909] (childish) urine, pee-pee

References

  1. ^ “しっこ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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