ピンポン

Japanese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English ping pong.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ピンポン [píꜜǹ pòǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [pʲĩm põ̞ɴ]

Noun

ピンポン (rōmaji pin pon)

ping pong (table tennis)

Synonyms

卓 (たっ)球 (きゅう) (takkyū)

Etymology 2

Interjection

ピンポン (rōmaji pinpon)

Onomatopoeia for the sound effect associated with a correct answer.

Coordinate terms

ブー (bū)

References

↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
↑ 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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