jmdict 1008640 Active (id#1150997)
とととっと
  1. [n] [chn]
    • fishie
    • birdie
    • chickie
    Cross references:
    • ⇐ see: 2134490 御魚【おとと】 1. fish
History:
    • A* 2014-01-13 07:20:01 Nils Roland Barth
    • Comments
      One note: I’ve seen a lot of restaurants with 魚魚 in the 
      name, read as とと.
      (More rarely 魚々, and in other cases it’s read as うおうお or 
      ぎょぎょ.)
      I’d class this as a common 義訓/wordplay (とと is a 
      reduplicative word for fish, hence 魚魚), and don’t think we 
      should note it in the entry (as 魚魚[iK] or [uk]), but I 
      wanted to make a note in the comments, and mention it in 
      case there are other opinions!
    • A 2013-11-11 22:02:27 Jim Breen
    • Comments
      Love it.
    • Diff
      @@ -15,0 +15,1 @@
      +<gloss>chickie</gloss>
    • A* 2013-11-11 15:46:43 Nils Roland Barth
    • Comments
      * Add -ie, since childish.
      Saw とと on 2 fish restaurants (in Tokyo).
      
      BTW, this word is not universally known; it might be a bit 
      old-fashioned or dialectical.
      An employee at one store (in Tokyo) stated that とと was 
      Kansai dialect (well, at least the boss was from Kansai), 
      which looks incorrect (based on dicts and other use), but 
      indicates lack of familiarity with the word.
    • Refs
      GG5
      Discussion of prevalence
      http://komachi.yomiuri.co.jp/t/2010/0925/350320.htm
    • Diff
      @@ -13,2 +13,2 @@
      -<gloss>fish</gloss>
      -<gloss>bird</gloss>
      +<gloss>fishie</gloss>
      +<gloss>birdie</gloss>
    • A 2011-05-01 02:27:52 Jim Breen
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