ちゃう
Japanese
Etymology 1
From てしまう.
Suffix
ちゃう (chau)
- (colloquial) Same as てしまう.
Usage notes
Attaches to the continuative form of a verb.
Synonyms
- てしまう, ちまう
- てまう (Kansai)
Etymology 2
From 違う (ちがう, chigau).
Suffix
ちゃう (chau)
- (colloquial, Kansai) Same as 違う.
- (colloquial, Kansai) Same as じゃない.
Synonyms
- じゃない (standard Japanese)
Trivia
Used in a famous Kansai dialect pun, punning on ちゃうちゃう (“chow chow (dog)”), ちゃうちゃう (“no, no”), ちゃう (“isn’t it?”), and ちゃう (“no (it isn’t)”). One variant is:
- A: ちゃうちゃうちゃう？
- Isn’t [that] [a] chow chow?
- B: ちゃうちゃう、ちゃうちゃうちゃう。
- No, no – [it’s] not [a] chow chow.
External links
- 関西弁が分かる方に質問です。 Ａ「あれ、ちゃうちゃうちゃう？」Ｂ「ちゃうちゃ... – one version of the pun