Japanese

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Alternative spelling
こっ酷い

Etymology

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From こっ (ko'-) + ひどい (hidoi). The hidoi changes to pidoi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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こっぴどい (koppidoi-i (adverbial こっぴどく (koppidoku))

  1. (emphatic) awful
    Hypernym: ひどい
    こっぴどく(しか)れる
    koppidoku shikarareru
    scolded badly

Inflection

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN