しもうた

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. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN