どんぶらこ

Japanese

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どんぶらこ

Alternative forms

どんぶりこ (donburiko)

Etymology

(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

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

Adverb

どんぶらこ • (donburako)

(onomatopoeia) heavy and bobbing in water

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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