あたい

Japanese

Etymology 1
Alternative spelling
私

Shift from あたし (atashi).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

Pronoun

あたい • (atai) 

  1. (informal) first-person pronoun: I, me
    • 2008, bit (lyrics), “⑨destiny ～ ずっとチルノのターン”, in Rebirth, performed by Silver Forest:
      ⑨(まるきゅ)～って言(い)わないで　アタイは最(さい)強(きょう)だも～ん
      Marukyu~ tte iwanaide Atai wa saikyō da mo~n
      Don't call me ⑨, because I'm the strongest
  2. (Kagoshima, dialect) first-person pronoun: I, me
Usage notes

The first sense is considered quite effeminate, generally limited to girls and young women of the Shitamachi area of Tokyo, or to workers of the red light district.

Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of あたい – see the following entry.
【値】6
[noun] value
[verb] be deserving, be worthy (of doing)
(This term, あたい, is an alternative spelling of the above term.
For a list of all kanji read as あたい, not just those used in Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji read as あたい.)

Etymology 3
For pronunciation and definitions of あたい – see 直.
(This term, あたい, is an alternative spelling of the above terms.)

(The following entry is uncreated: 直.)

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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