つやつや

Japanese

Alternative spellings
艶々 艷々

Etymology

From 艶(つや) (tsuya, “lustre”) + 艶(つや) (tsuya, “lustre”), resembling a normal onomatopoeic adverb.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) つ​やつや [tsúꜜyàtsùyà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [t͡sɨᵝja̠t͡sɨᵝja̠]

Adverb

つやつや or ツヤツヤ • (tsuyatsuya) ^{←つやつや (tuyatuya)?}

1. (onomatopoeia) shiny; lustrous

   つやつやの黒(くろ)髪(かみ)

   tsuyatsuya no kurokami

   shiny black hair

Related terms

• つや (tsuya, “lustre”)