チクタク
Japanese edit
Alternative forms edit
- チックタック (chikkutakku)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English ticktack,[1][2] aided by the fact that the English word resembles a Japanese onomatopoeic adverb.
Pronunciation edit
- (Tokyo) チクタク [chíꜜk
ùtàkù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1] - (Tokyo) チクタク [chìk
úꜜtàkù] (Nakadaka – [2])[1] - IPA(key): [t͡ɕikɯ̟̊ᵝta̠kɯ̟̊ᵝ]
Adverb edit
Synonyms edit
- かちかち (kachikachi)
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN