つきもの

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
付き物 付物

From 付(つ)き (tsuki, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 付(つ)く (tsuku).”) + 物(もの) (mono).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) つき​もの [tsùkíꜜmònò] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [t͡sɨᵝkʲimo̞no̞]

Noun

つきもの • (tsukimono) ^{←つきもの (tukimono)?}

1. something that invariably accompanies something else

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings
憑き物 憑物

憑(つ)き (tsuki, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 憑(つ)く (tsuku).”) + 物(もの) (mono).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) つき​もの [tsùkíꜜmònò] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [t͡sɨᵝkʲimo̞no̞]

Noun

つきもの • (tsukimono) ^{←つきもの (tukimono)?}

1. malicious animal spirit that possesses a person