しもうた

Japanese

Alternative spelling
仕舞うた

Etymology

/ɕimaɸitaɾu/ → /ɕimawitaɾu/ → */ɕimawutaɾu/ → /ɕimautaɾu/ → /ɕimɔːtaɾu/ → /ɕimɔːta/ → /ɕimoːta/

The Western Japanese simple past tense form of しまう (shimau, “to finish”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) しもーた [shìmóꜜòtà] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɕimo̞ːta̠]

Interjection

しもうた • (shimouta) ←しまふた (simafuta)?

  1. (Kansai) alternative form of しまった (shimatta): used in response to a failure

Derived terms

  • しもた (shimota)
  • しもうた屋(や) (shimoutaya)

References

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