Question 痛[い]

Toritoribe said:

Incidentally, many other i-adjective stems also have the same function as an interjection, often with a small tsu (っ) at the end of it.
e.g.
熱（っ） (for instance, when touching a hot object)
寒（っ） (cold/chilly)
高（っ） (expensive or hight)
安（っ） (cheap)
怖（っ） (fear)
おいし（っ） (good taste)
まず（っ） (bad taste)
臭（っ） (bad smell)
まぶし（っ） (the glare)
小さ（っ） (too small object)
でか（っ） (too big/large object; 大き from 大きい is not used. Instead, this is from a colloquial equivalent でかい.)
少な（っ） (unexpectedly few things; The counterpart 多 is not used, either. I would use a general word すごっ or like that for unexpectedly many things.)

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