Wiktionary

ワンちゃん

See also: ワンチャン

Japanese edit

Alternative spelling
わんちゃん

Etymology edit

Compound of ワン (wan, “woof”, onomatopoeia for the sound made by a dog barking) +‎ ちゃん (-chan, diminutive suffix for people and other animate things).[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ワンちゃん • (wanchan) 

  1. (childish) doggy, bow wow, puppy dog, puppy
    Synonyms: ワンコ, ワンワン

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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