どんぶらこ

Japanese edit

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どんぶらこ

Alternative forms edit

どんぶりこ (donburiko)

Etymology edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “often described as just for the 桃太郎 story”)

Pronunciation edit

(Tokyo) どんぶらこ [dóꜜǹbùràkò] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [dõ̞mbɯ̟ᵝɾa̠ko̞]

Adverb edit

どんぶらこ • (donburako)

(onomatopoeia) heavy and bobbing in water

References edit

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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

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