ピンポン
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from English ping pong.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- ping pong (table tennis)
Synonyms edit
- 卓球 (takkyū)
Etymology 2 edit
Interjection edit
- Onomatopoeia for the sound effect associated with a correct answer.
- Onomatopoeia for the doorbell ringing.
Coordinate terms edit
- ブー (bū)
Etymology 3 edit
From onomatopoeia ピンポン (pinpon).
Noun edit
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- ピンポンダッシュ (pinpon dasshu)
References edit
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998) NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997) 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN