つんぼ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
聾

Etymology

First attested in 1595. Further derivation unknown.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) つ​んぼ [tsúꜜǹbò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [t͡sɨ̃ᵝmbo̞]

Noun

つんぼ • (tsunbo) ^{←つんぼ (tunbo)?}

1. [from 1595] (likely offensive) deafness, deaf

   Synonyms: 聾 (rō), 難聴 (nanchō), みみしい (mimishī, classical)

2. [from 1595] (likely offensive) a deaf person

   Synonyms: (current) 聾者 (rōsha), 強度難聴者 (kyōdo nanchōsha, literally “severely hearing-impaired person”)