ワンちゃん

See also: ワンチャン

Japanese

Alternative spelling
わんちゃん

Etymology

Compound of ワン (wan, “woof”, onomatopoeia for the sound made by a dog barking) +‎ ちゃん (-chan, diminutive suffix for people and other animate things).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ワンちゃん [wáꜜǹchàǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [β̞ã̠ɲ̟t͡ɕã̠ɴ]

Noun

ワンちゃん • (wanchan) 

1. (childish) doggy, bow wow, puppy dog, puppy

   Synonyms: ワンコ, ワンワン