あまずっぱい
Japanese
Alternative spelling |
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甘酸っぱい |
Etymology
From 甘 (ama-) + 酸っぱい (suppai). The suppai changes to zuppai as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) あまずっぱい [àmázúppáꜜì] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
- IPA(key): [a̠ma̠zɨᵝp̚pa̠i]
Noun
あまずっぱい • (amazuppai) ←あまずつぱい (amazutupai)?
- bittersweet (flavor)
- (figurative) bittersweet (emotion)
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN