うのみ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
鵜呑み

Etymology

From 鵜(う) (u) + 飲(の)み (nomi, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 飲(の)む (nomu).”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) うのみ​ [ùnómíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])
• (Tokyo) うのみ [ùnómí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝno̞mʲi]

Noun

うのみ • (unomi) ^{←うのみ (unomi)?}

1. swallowing food
2. swallowing a story, accepting a story (uncritically)