ひそひそ

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Japanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Reduplication of 密(ひそ) (hiso)

Pronunciation[edit]

(Tokyo) ひそひそ [híꜜsòhìsò] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
(Tokyo) ひそひそ [hìsóꜜhìsò] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]
IPA^(key): [çiso̞çiso̞]

Adverb[edit]

ひそひそ • (hisohiso)

in a whisper, in a low voice
小(こ)声(ごえ)でひそひそとはなす
kogoe de hisohiso to hanasu
to speak in a whisper

Derived terms[edit]

ひそひそ声(ごえ) (hisohiso goe)

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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