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あったかい

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Japanese

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Alternative spellings
暖かい
温かい

Etymology

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Abbreviation of あたたかい (atatakai).[1][2] First cited in 1809.[1]

/atatakai//attakai/

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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あったかい (attakai-i (adverbial あったかく (attakaku))

  1. [from 1809] physically warm
  2. [from 1823] financially well off, rich
  3. [date uncertain] thoughtful, understanding, emotionally warm
  4. [from 1923] (dated) romantically warm
  5. [from 1960] dim, dumb, foolish (from the sense of "not hot"; compare English dim as opposed to bright)
    Synonyms: 薄馬鹿 (usubaka), おめでたい (omedetai)

Usage notes

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As an abbreviation, this might be considered as less formal than the full term あたたかい (atatakai).

Inflection

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 あったか・い 【暖・温】Paid subscription required”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  4. ^ Nakai, Yukihiko, editor (2002), 京阪系アクセント辞典 [A Dictionary of Tone on Words of the Keihan-type Dialects] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Bensei, →ISBN