わかづくり
Japanese
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若作り 若づくり |
Etymology
From 若 (waka-) + 作り (tsukuri, “連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 作る (tsukuru).”). The tsukuri changes to zukuri as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) わかづくり [wàkázúꜜkùrì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
- IPA(key): [ɰᵝa̠ka̠zɨᵝkɯ̟ᵝɾʲi]
Noun
わかづくり • (wakazukuri) ←わかづくり (wakadukuri)?
- making one appear younger than one is
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN