みずたま

みずたま

Japanese

Alternative spelling
水玉

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) みずたま [mìzútámá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [mʲizɨᵝta̠ma̠]

Noun

みずたま • (mizutama)  (historical kana みづたま)

1. water drop
2. Short for 水玉模様 (mizutama moyō, “polka-dot pattern”).
3. polka-dot
   • 2011, 櫻井千姫 (Sakurai Chihime), 天国までの49日間, 2nd edition, スターツ出版:

     ブルーの水玉(みずたま)柄(がら)

     burū no mizutama-gara

     blue polka-dot pattern

References

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