ちと

Japanese

Alternative spelling
些と

Etymology

Analyzed as root element ち (chi, “small? tiny?”) + adverbial と.[1][2][3][4]

The initial chi appears to be related to the first element in 小さい (chīsai, “small, little”).

First attested in 1216.[1]

Pronunciation

Adverb

ちと • (chito) ←ちと (tito)?

  1. [from 1219] (dated, formal) slightly, a little, a bit, somewhat (describing an amount or degree)
  2. [from 1216] (dated, formal) momentarily, presently, for a bit (describing a period of time)

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “些”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ “些と”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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