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): [β̞a̠t̚t͡ɕi]

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