ベタ

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of ベタ – see the following entry.

【べた】 [adjective] corny, hackneyed

(This term, ベタ, is the katakana spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

From Malay betah (“settled, comfortable, to feel at home, tough, persistent, to get well”).

Noun

ベタ • (beta) 

1. Betta, a genus of fish in the family gourami (Osphronemidae)

Synonyms

• 闘魚(とうぎょ) (tōgyo)