玉突き

玉突き

Japanese

Kanji in this term
玉	突
たま Grade: 1	つ Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

From 玉 (tama, “ball”) +‎ 突き (tsuki, stem of 突く (tsuku, “to poke”))

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) たま​つき [tàmáꜜtsùkì] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • (Tokyo) たまつ​き [tàmátsúꜜkì] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • (Tokyo) たまつき​ [tàmátsúkíꜜ] (Odaka – [4])
  • IPA^(key): [ta̠ma̠t͡sɨ̥ᵝkʲi]

Noun

玉突き (hiragana たまつき, rōmaji tamatsuki)

1. Synonym of ビリヤード (biriyādo, “billiards”) (cue sport)
2. a pile-up