こばら

こばら

Japanese

Alternative spelling
小腹

Etymology

From 小(こ) (ko-) + 腹(はら) (hara). The hara changes to bara as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こばら [kòbárá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ba̠ɾa̠]

Noun

こばら • (kobara) ^{←こばら (kobara)?}

1. stomach (as the subject of a minor action)

   小腹(こばら)がすいた

   kobara ga suita

   a little hungry (as opposed to 腹がすいた)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN