雨ガッパ

雨ガッパ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
雨
あま Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
雨合羽 雨がっぱ

Etymology

Compound of 雨 (ama-, “rain”) +‎ カッパ (kappa, “raincoat”).The kappa changes to gappa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あまが​っぱ [àmágáꜜppà] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [a̠ma̠ɡa̠p̚pa̠]

Noun

雨(あま)ガッパ • (amagappa) 

1. (clothing) Synonym of カッパ (“raincoat”)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN