よつんばい

Japanese

Alternative spelling
四つん這い

Etymology

Shift from 四(よ)つ這(ば)い (yotsubai).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) よつんばい [yòtsúńbáí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [jo̞t͡sɨ̃ᵝmba̠i]

Noun

よつんばい • (yotsunbai) ^{←よつんばひ (yotunbafi)?}

1. being on all fours

Synonyms

• 四(よ)つ這(ば)い (yotsubai)