arigato
English
/ˌɑɹiˈɡɑtoʊ/
interj
Definitions
- (colloquial) A way to say “thank you”, used in the context of, or to evoke, Japanese culture.
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese ありがとう (thank you).
Origin
Japanese
ありがとう
Gloss
thank you
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- arigatò Italian
- arigatô Portuguese
- ありがとう Japanese
- ありがとうございます Japanese
- どうもありがとう Japanese
- 有り Japanese
- 有る aru, “to exist, to be” Japanese
- 連用形 Japanese
- 難い Japanese
- 難い katai in modern Japanese Japanese