ねこじゃらし

Japanese

Alternative spellings
猫戯らし (rare) 猫じゃらし

Etymology

From 猫(ねこ) (neko) + 戯(じゃ)らし (jarashi, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 戯(じゃ)らす (jarasu).).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ねこじゃ​らし [nèkójáꜜràshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ne̞ko̞ʑa̠ɾa̠ɕi]

Noun

ねこじゃらし • (nekojarashi) ^{←ねこじやらし (nekozyarasi)?}

1. cat teaser (toy)
2. Synonym of えのころぐさ