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尊い

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
とうと
Grade: 6
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
貴い
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⟨taputo1ki⟩ → */taɸutokʲi//toːtoi/

From Old Japanese. First attested in the Kojiki of 712 CE.[1] From the 連体形 (rentaikei, attributive form) of Early Middle Japanese adjective 尊し (tōtoshi), with the medial /-k-/ falling out.

Possibly derived from 太い (futoi, fat).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Tokyo pitch accent of inflected forms of 「尊い
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Continuative (連用形) 尊く ーと [tòótóꜜkù]
Terminal (終止形) 尊い ーと [tòótóꜜì]
Attributive (連体形) 尊い ーと [tòótóꜜì]
Key constructions
Informal negative 尊くない ーとくない [tòótóꜜkùnàì]
Informal past 尊かった ーとかった [tòótóꜜkàttà]
Informal negative past 尊かった ーとかった [tòótóꜜkàttà]
Formal 尊いです ーといです [tòótóꜜìdèsù]
Conjunctive 尊くて ーとくて [tòótóꜜkùtè]
Conditional 尊ければ ーとければ [tòótóꜜkèrèbà]

Adjective

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(とうと) (tōtoiたふとい (tafutoi)?-i (adverbial (とうと) (tōtoku))

  1. noble; exalted; sacred
  2. precious; valuable
  3. (Internet slang) glorious; marvelous; wonderful (of a higher level of praise than 萌え (moe))
Inflection
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
たっと
Grade: 6
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
貴い

Shift from the classical form of (とうと) (tōtoi) above: たふとし /tafutosi/たつとし /taQtosi/.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(たっと) (tattoiたつとい (tatutoi)?-i (adverbial (たっと) (tattoku))

  1. noble; exalted; sacred
  2. precious; valuable
Inflection
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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN