あっちゃこっちゃ

Japanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a̠t̚t͡ɕa̠ko̞t̚t͡ɕa̠]

Pronoun

あっちゃこっちゃ • (atchakotcha) 

1. (dialect) alternative form of 彼方此方 (atchikotchi, “here and there”)

Adjective

あっちゃこっちゃ • (atchakotcha) -na (adnominal あっちゃこっちゃな (atchakotcha na na), adverbial あっちゃこっちゃに (atchakotcha ni ni))

1. (dialect) alternative form of 彼方此方 (atchikotchi, “reversed, opposite”)

Usage notes

This variant occurs in informal usage in several parts of Japan. It is well attested in much of the Chūbu and Kansai regions of central Japan, as well as Kumamoto prefecture and prefectures of Shikoku and neighboring Chūgoku region.

Noun

あっちゃこっちゃ • (atchakotcha) 

1. (dialect, Kumamoto prefecture) back and forth movement, moving here and there

References

• “彼方此方”, in 日本方言大辞典 [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese Dialects] (in Japanese), Shogakukan, 2001