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Etymology edit

Borrowed from English ticktack,[1][2] aided by the fact that the English word resembles a Japanese onomatopoeic adverb.

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

チクタク (chikutaku

  1. (onomatopoeia) tick tock

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References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN