おいてけぼり

Japanese

Alternative spelling
置いてけ堀

Etymology

A legend involving a canal (堀(ほり) (hori)): it was said that after a day of fishing, the phrase "leave them here and get out" (置(お)いていけ (oiteike)) was heard coming from the canal, and the caught fish were gone.

See 置行堀 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おいてけぼり [òítékébórí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [o̞ite̞ke̞bo̞ɾʲi]

Noun

おいてけぼり • (oitekebori) 

1. Alternative form of おいてきぼり (oitekibori)