ちび

Japanese

Etymology

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of 禿びる (chibiru, “to wear down and become small”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ちび [chíꜜbì] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
IPA^(key): [t͡ɕibʲi]

Noun

ちび (rōmaji chibi)

(colloquial) something small
(colloquial) short person, runt
- 1987 March 20 [Feb 20 1987], Fujiko Fujio, “超兵器ガ壱號 [Super-Weapon Guh Mk. Ⅰ]”, in カンビュセスの籤くじ [Cambyses’s Drawing] (藤子不二雄ＳＦ全短編; 1), volume 1 (fiction), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Chuokoronsha, →ISBN, 第一章, page 100:
  ガリバアジャナイカ‼生キテタノカチビ
  ヨカッタナチビ
  国ヘツレ帰ッテヤルカラ安心シロチビ
  Garibā janai ka‼ Ikiteta no ka Chibi
  Yokatta na Chibi
  Kuni e tsurekaette yaru kara anshin shiro Chibi
  Is that you, Gulliva⁉ Thank goodness, you’re alive, Shorty
  Everything’s gonna be okay now, Shorty
  No need to worry any more, we’re here to bring you back home, Shorty
(colloquial) (an annoying) kid, squirt, pipsqueak

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Okinawan

Noun

ちび (romaji chibi)

尻: butt

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