もやしっこ
Japanese
Alternative spellings |
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萌やしっ子 もやしっ子 |
Etymology
From 萌やし (moyashi, “beansprout”) + っ (-'-) + 子 (ko, “child”).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) もやしっこ [mòyáshíkkó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [mo̞ja̠ɕik̚ko̞]
Noun
もやしっこ • (moyashikko) ←もやしつこ (moyasituko)?
- (informal) weakling child
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN