"けち" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Japanese]

Forms: kechi [romanization], けちな [adnominal], けちに [adverbial]
Etymology: Shift from 怪事 (keji, “unfortunate event”). Used in the Edo period to mean "a shabby, lowborn individual" before taking on the current sense. Etymology templates: {{m|ja|怪事|t=unfortunate event|tr=keji}} 怪事 (keji, “unfortunate event”) Head templates: {{ja-adj|infl=na}} けち • (kechi) -na (adnominal けちな (kechi na na), adverbial けちに (kechi ni ni))
  1. stingy, miserly
    Sense id: en-けち-ja-adj-K1ur~hzE Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 48 2 51 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 51 2 47 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 50 2 48

Noun [Japanese]

Forms: けち [canonical], ケチ [canonical], kechi [romanization]
Etymology: Shift from 怪事 (keji, “unfortunate event”). Used in the Edo period to mean "a shabby, lowborn individual" before taking on the current sense. Etymology templates: {{m|ja|怪事|t=unfortunate event|tr=keji}} 怪事 (keji, “unfortunate event”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|ケチ}} けち or ケチ • (kechi)
  1. miser
    Sense id: en-けち-ja-noun-OUPw9Q8Q
  2. miserliness; stinginess
    Sense id: en-けち-ja-noun-ZIevjg8A Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 48 2 51 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 51 2 47 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 50 2 48

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