コロン
Japanese edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Onomatopoeic ideophone, representing manner rather than sound. Compare ゴロゴロ (gorogoro, “rolling”).
Adverb edit
- (onomatopoeia, uncommon) slumping over
- 2017, Shufu no tomo [housewife’s friend], 0~6-sai kodomo ga sugu ni suton! to nemureru hon [Make 0–6 year old children fall asleep thud!], page 68:
- 「おやすみしたよね」と言うと、自分からコロンとするように
- “Oyasumi shita yone” to iu to, jibun kara koron to suru yō ni
- If you say “We’re sleepy, aren’t we,” on their own like whump they'll go
- 「おやすみしたよね」と言うと、自分からコロンとするように
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from English colon, from Latin cōlon.
Noun edit
- a colon (punctuation mark)
See also edit
Etymology 3 edit
Borrowed from English cologne, from French Cologne. Doublet of ケルン (Kerun), コローニュ (Korōnyu), and コローニェ (Korōnye).
Noun edit
Synonyms edit
- オーデコロン (ō de Koron)