たまつき

Japanese

Alternative spellings
玉突き 玉突 (dated)

Etymology

From 玉 (tama, “ball”) +‎ 突き (tsuki, stem of 突く (tsuku, “to poke”)).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) たま​つき [tàmáꜜtsùkì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• (Tokyo) たまつ​き [tàmátsúꜜkì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• (Tokyo) たまつき​ [tàmátsúkíꜜ] (Odaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [ta̠ma̠t͡sɨ̥ᵝkʲi]

Noun

たまつき • (tamatsuki) ^{←たまつき (tamatuki)?}

1. Synonym of ビリヤード (biriyādo, “billiards”) (cue sport)
2. a pile-up