よつんばい

よつんばい

Japanese

Alternative spelling
四つん這い

Etymology

Shift from 四(よ)つ這(ば)い (yotsubai).[1]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) よつんばい [yòtsúńbáí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [jo̞t͡sɨ̃ᵝmba̠i]

Noun

よつんばい • (yotsunbai) ^{←よつんばひ (yotunbafi)?}

1. being on all fours

Synonyms

• 四(よ)つ這(ば)い (yotsubai)

References

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