わたす

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Shift from 私 (watashi).

Pronoun

わたす • (watasu) 

  1. (dialectal) first-person pronoun: I, me
    • 1987 February 20 [1982 November 15], Motoka Murakami, “嵐(らん)子(こ)再(ふたた)びの巻(まき) [Reunite with Ranko]”, in 六(ム)三(サ)四(シ)の剣(けん) [Musashi’s Sword], 18th edition, volume 7 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 166:
      わたす…轟(とどろき)　嵐(らん)子(こ)！
      Watasu… Todoroki Ranko!
      Ah’m… Todoroki Ranko!
    • 1987 February 20 [1982 November 15], Motoka Murakami, “５(ご)年(ねん)前(まえ)の誓(ちか)いの巻(まき) [An Oath Five Years Ago]”, in 六(ム)三(サ)四(シ)の剣(けん) [Musashi’s Sword], 18th edition, volume 7 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 170:
      六(ム)三(サ)四(シ)、今(いま)すぐわたすと勝(しょう)負(ぶ)しろ‼
      Musashi, imasugu watasu to shōbu shiro‼
      Musashi, ah challenge you to a duel!!
      (literally, “Musashi, settle with me right now!!”)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of わたす – see the following entry.
【渡す】
to hand over
to ferry across (a river)
to traverse
(This term, わたす (watasu), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
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