おめでた

Japanese

Alternative spellings
御目出度御芽出度

Etymology

Stem of おめでたい (omedetai, adjective).

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Pronunciation

(Tokyo) おめでた [òmédétá] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [o̞me̞de̞ta̠]

Noun

おめでた • (omedeta) ^{←おめでた (omedeta)^?}

a happy event, a matter for congratulation
(euphemistic) being pregnant

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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