呟き

呟き

Japanese

Kanji in this term
呟
つぶや Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Etymology

From 呟く (tsubuyaku, “to murmur”).

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
• (Tokyo) つぶやき [tsùbúyákí] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) つぶやき​ [tsùbúyákíꜜ] (Odaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [t͡sɨᵝbɯ̟ᵝja̠kʲi]

Noun

呟(つぶや)き • (tsubuyaki) 

1. a murmur
   • 2016 July 22, “折(お)れた刃(やいば)、ギセラ [Gisela, the Broken Blade]”, in 異界月 [Eldritch Moon], Wizards of the Coast:

     今(いま)や彼(かの)女(じょ)の耳(みみ)にはエムラクールの呟(つぶや)きしか聞(き)こえていない。

     Ima ya kanojo no mimi ni wa Emurakūru no tsubuyaki shika kikoeteinai.

     Her ears now hear nothing but Emarakul’s murmurs.

2. tweet (an entry on Twitter)