当てずっぽう
Japanese
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Etymology
Likely a shift from 当て推量 (ate-zuiryō, “conjecture”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) あてずっぽー [àtézúppóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [a̠te̞zɨᵝp̚po̞ː]
Noun
当てずっぽう (hiragana あてずっぽう, rōmaji atezuppō)
- a conjecture, guesswork
- Synonyms: 当て推量 (ate-zuiryō), 当てすっぽ (atesuppo), 当てずっぽ (atezuppo)
See also
- 憶測 (okusoku, “guess, speculation”)
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN