替え玉

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
替	玉
か Grade: S	たま > だま Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
替玉

Etymology edit

Compound of 替(か)え (kae, “change, substitute”) + 玉(たま) (tama, “ball, jewel → character, bowl”).

The tama changes to dama as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation edit

(Tokyo) かえだま [kàédámá] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [ka̠e̞da̠ma̠]

Noun edit

替(か)え玉(だま) • (kaedama) ^{←かへだま (kafedama)^?}

a replacement, substitute
a proxy, double
a serving or bowl of ramen noodles (added to already purchased ramen, as to finish the remaining soup)

Derived terms edit

替(か)え玉(だま)受験(じゅけん) (kaedama juken)

References edit

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ 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
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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