あたい

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
私

Shift from あたし (atashi).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あたい [àtáí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [a̠ta̠i]

Pronoun

あたい • (atai) 

1. (informal) first-person pronoun: I, me
   • 2008, “⑨destiny ～ ずっとチルノのターン”, in bit (lyrics), 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

     Marukyũ 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 Alternative spelling 価

(This term, あたい (atai), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as あたい, see Category:Japanese kanji read as あたい.)

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of あたい – see the following entry: 直

(The following entry is uncreated: 直.)